RE: [Cal_Boats] Cal 2-27 Chain Plate Inspection

I agree, Bob and Mike. Not much tension. Just make sure some someone doesn't accidentally oe stupidly untie the other end of the halyard(s) when you are doing this. Cheers Charlie From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob Walden Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 10:05 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Cal 2-27 Chain Plate Inspection Hi Michael; I did some FG repair around my stbd chainplate that required taking the shrouds off on my 27-1. I took both halyards over to the starboard side and clipped them to stanchion bases, one forward and one aft, and put a little pressure on them, but not a lot. Then I marked the threads on the turnbuckles with tape so I could get them re-tensioned back to the same place, and took the shrouds off. No problems. There's no real loads on the shrouds when you're not sailing. It doesn't take a lot to keep the mast vertical at the dock. You'll still have the fore & backstays and the other side shrouds. The halyards don't need to be tight, just not slack. bw ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael D <mailto:md… [at] yahoo.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 4:53 AM Subject: [Cal_Boats] Cal 2-27 Chain Plate Inspection Hello Listees, I finally broke down last week and had a rigger come out to Magic to order new shrouds and stays. While chatting with another sailor last night, he highly recommended that I take the time to remove/inspect the chain plates. (He previously lost his rig on a Tartan when a chain plate failed, although he said both looked perfect from inside the cabin.) The new rigging will be going on whithout stepping the mast. I'm pondering how to support it while I remove the chainplates (one at a time of course) to see what corrosion/fatigue may be hiding out of site. Magic has a deck stepped mast. I will be using the halyards to support it while doing the chain plate work. My concern is just where to secure the halyards at the deck. Would you trust the stanchion bases? Should I bring a line or two under the hull secured to the opposing chainplate to tie the halyard(s) to? Has anyone else on this list performed a chainplate inspection without stepping their mast? Any and all input will be greatly appreciated. Michael Duvall s/v Magic, Cal 2-27 Pompano Beach, FL Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out. <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=42974/*http://www.yahoo.com/preview>

Being slightly paranoid and forgetful, I tied the detached shrouds down to a stanchion base with some spare line and make it tight. this keeps the shrouds off the mast & deck, and also will keep the mast up if the halyards are released by some idiot (namely me after a few beers). ----- Original Message ----- From: Husar Charlie To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 8:58 AM Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Cal 2-27 Chain Plate Inspection I agree, Bob and Mike. Not much tension. Just make sure some someone doesn't accidentally oe stupidly untie the other end of the halyard(s) when you are doing this. Cheers Charlie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob Walden Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 10:05 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Cal 2-27 Chain Plate Inspection Hi Michael; I did some FG repair around my stbd chainplate that required taking the shrouds off on my 27-1. I took both halyards over to the starboard side and clipped them to stanchion bases, one forward and one aft, and put a little pressure on them, but not a lot. Then I marked the threads on the turnbuckles with tape so I could get them re-tensioned back to the same place, and took the shrouds off. No problems. There's no real loads on the shrouds when you're not sailing. It doesn't take a lot to keep the mast vertical at the dock. You'll still have the fore & backstays and the other side shrouds. The halyards don't need to be tight, just not slack. bw ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael D To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 4:53 AM Subject: [Cal_Boats] Cal 2-27 Chain Plate Inspection Hello Listees, I finally broke down last week and had a rigger come out to Magic to order new shrouds and stays. While chatting with another sailor last night, he highly recommended that I take the time to remove/inspect the chain plates. (He previously lost his rig on a Tartan when a chain plate failed, although he said both looked perfect from inside the cabin.) The new rigging will be going on whithout stepping the mast. I'm pondering how to support it while I remove the chainplates (one at a time of course) to see what corrosion/fatigue may be hiding out of site. Magic has a deck stepped mast. I will be using the halyards to support it while doing the chain plate work. My concern is just where to secure the halyards at the deck. Would you trust the stanchion bases? Should I bring a line or two under the hull secured to the opposing chainplate to tie the halyard(s) to? Has anyone else on this list performed a chainplate inspection without stepping their mast? Any and all input will be greatly appreciated. Michael Duvall s/v Magic, Cal 2-27 Pompano Beach, FL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out.