Re: [Cal_Boats] Chainplates, bulkheads & epoxy

Thanks everyone! It's been 3 yrs on the hard and she's going back in this summer if it kills me! Paul West '80 Cal 39 MK III Adventure Kwest On Sunday, April 28, 2019 Edward Stancil e.stancil53 <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com; e.… [at] gmail.com> wrote: Ut oooo..Cal 40 ? Ed and helen On Sun, Apr 28, 2019, 11:48 AM 'Charlie Husar' hu… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: Hi, Paul. What I’ve done is to epoxy the slot, and then drill/saw the slot back in so that the chainplate easily slides in and out. Then when mounting, I pack the space between plate and slot with butyl rubber stuff (flexes nicely). The boat flexes a fair amount at the chainplate which could cause an epoxied joint to crack. Take Care Charlie Annapolis Cal 25 and Cal 40 From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2019 11:01 AM To: ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Chainplates, bulkheads & epoxy A few years ago I had a leaky chainplate so I pulled it out, taped over the holes in the bulkhead, filled the void with epoxy to let is soak into the wood, slid the chainplate back in, let it dry and re-drilled the holes that were now full of epoxy . . . . at least that's what I did to the best of my failing memory as it's been 4 or 5 yrs now. I then re-bolted the outter chainplate pieces and everything has bee great since. So, my question is (since I think I learned the above trick on this page . . . but again memory is lacking) what did I, or should I have covered the chainplate with to keep the epoxy from sticking to it? Are there any other tips/tricks I have forgotten? Thanks in advance!! Paul West Adventure Kwest '80 Cal 39 MKIII