Foward chain plates are only fasented into the glass bulwalk and the glass/core is soft from previous owners lack of maintaince. Aft ones are real nice connected the the hull or pan w/ a rod system from underside down. I want to do the same to the forward ones. Has anyone done this, where do I find the hardware? I plan to glass some metal blocks into the interior hull about 2' above the waterline and work my way up from their w/ a rod connected to another block underside of the deck then through bolt the chain plate to that block so that the strain will transfer to the hull not the small chainplate connected to the deck. Following I will correct the soft deck w/ a west system. Any sugestions? Where can I purchase the same system that was used on the aft plates? Thanks for your help... First time ever posting to any forum...
Oday 28 foward Chain Plate Repair
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I would give Rudy a call on that: http://www.drmarine.com/ He has a lot of O'Day parts and he's very knowledgeable, having worked for that company years back. I had chain plate problems with my 86 O'Day 222 and installed O'Day 25 chain plates that I got off Rudy. Mine bolt to a bulkhead which is different than the arrangement on your boat. I later modified my chain plates by having covers welded to them to prevent water from getting in. This has worked out great for my boat for many years now.
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Welcome Joe,
I began posting to this forum about six months ago when I decided to rebuild my Oday 26, Which had a lot of problems with deck rot, and other issues. You can see some of the discussions and pictures by going to my public page here and some of my posts.
One of the things that really helps is to post a picture or two of what you are discussing. It is really easy to post pictures once you learn how. I would really like to see a picture of how the chainplate is currently attached to your 28.
thanks and good luck
keith
Hi Joe - I'm new to sailing but have 35+ years in construction. I bought a 272 that the former owner had not maintained well. The fwd chain plates were not sealed at the deck thus water had intruded rotting the bulkhead to which the chain plates were attached. I laminated decreasing sized pieces of 5/8" marine plywood, three on one side and one on the other with 1 1/2 to 2 1/2" screws and single part marine glue then thrubolted the chain plates and their backing plates with 5/16" x 4 1/2" ss bolts. Not particularly pretty but solid. Fastenal has much better prices on bolts than does West Marine.
Hi Oldhokie64,
I helped a friend of mine deliver his 1986 O'Day 272 from the Cape to Bristol RI a couple of years ago. His boat wasn't the LE, but it looked like a pretty nice boat and it sailed well with it's wing keel. The cabin was set up very well down below.
On my boat, when I changed over to O'Day 25 chain plates, I beefed up the back of the main bulkhead with oak and bolted it to the settees. As soon as I discovered water getting in through the chain plates, I had those chain plate covers made and welded to my chain plates. So far everything has been great. As far as I know, there are no leaks in that boat and I'm going to try and keep it that way.
Joe
Hi Joe - I had not noticed the weld marks when I enlarged your thumbnail. Seems like a good way to keep it dry. As I understand it, the LE was the same boat as your friend's with wheel steering (loose) and a furler added. I like the furler for single handing but the wheel I could do just as well without.
The Limited Edition had the steering wheel and the inboard diesel engine. My friend's 272 has a tiller and bracket on the stern for the outboard. I'm not sure about the HP of the outboard, but it was either a Yamaha 10 or 15 HP 4 stroke. I think that his boat was a little lighter by about 500 Lbs in the stern with the absence of the wheel and inboard engine. We pulled into a place called Hadley's Harbor in the Elizabeth Islands for the night and I slept in the Port settee in the normal way with my feet facing the stern. That night I had to turn completely around the other way. The acids in my stomach were going into my esophagus because my feet were higher than the rest of my body. In other words, the stern sits higher than the mid section of the boat. I didn't get much sleep that night. The only other thing that I didn't like about the 272 is the mass of halyards and control lines that come over the top of the cabin on both sides of the companionway. Having the main sheet, topping lift, two sets of reefing lines and both halyards set up that way along with all those clutches, just isn't my cup of tea. I'm sure that these are great features and I'm really not knocking them, but it's not something that appeals to me in a sailboat. I like to keep it simple. My idea of single handing a boat that size is to have an autopilot, a good roller reefing furler, and Gennie winches within reach. I like my halyards at the mast and not led into the cockpit. I guess being a "Geezer", I'm kind of set in my ways.
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