1972 Columbia 30, Backstay chainplate

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May 28, 2013
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Columbia 30 Sunny Isles beach
Hello I am Eric. Me and my wife are new to sailing and we just bought a 1972 Columbia 30 with an Atomic 4 gasoline engine. The previous owner has Vitamin Sea for 40 years, so that make me the second owner. Health issues didn't allow him to maintain the boat as he would like to.

One of the issue that leave me more perplex is the chainplate of the backstay. The chain plate is screwed to the stern and I can see an evident crack right across and under the first screw from the top.

Is anyone know a supplier of that kind of chain plate? Is anyone had ever change that part? How can you get the screw off and on?

thanks in advance
 
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