New boat and first chainplate repair!

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Firefly_L28

Firefly_L28

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Aug 15, 2013
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Lancer 28 Weems Creek
Hey guys,

I picked up 1978 Lancer 28 for a song two weeks ago. It had been sitting in a slip for a few years with minimal maintainence so I had it pulled, powerwashed, sanded and bottom painted. The yard also compounded and buffed the hull. She shined up like a new penny!

I went to the yard to check on the boat and noticed a few issues. The bottom of the rudder tube had a little crack in it, so I got the yard to wrap some fiberglass around it before they put the boat back in.

I also noticed that one of my chainplate bolts was loose. Yikes! Figuring it was rusted on the inside, I exposed the chainplate to find a nice shiny chainplate, bolt and nut, but also a ton of rotted plywood! Well, after two days of hard labor by yours truly, I have a freshly installed and sealed toerail, as well as a bunch of new oak to replace the rotted out plywood.

I added a bunch of pics to an album, linked below. Enjoy!

http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/album.php?albumid=2979
 
Brian D

Brian D

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Feb 17, 2006
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Lancer 27PS MCB Camp Pendleton KF6BL
Nicely done. And congrats for your "new to you" boat. I was wondering, was 5200 the right material for caulking your toe rail? That stuff is very "permanent". I would think that something less permanent would be used in case you have to do more work on the deck.
 
Firefly_L28

Firefly_L28

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Aug 15, 2013
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Lancer 28 Weems Creek
Hi Brian,
Thanks for the compliment! As far as 5200... it is a good point that it may not be the best stuff for sealing the toerail. I had to make some compromises because I only had two days to finish the job. I read online that some guys were using 5200 to seal the toerail, plus I already had to buy a bunch of it to bond the wood to the hull. It was readily available at my local Home Despot for $6 per 3oz. tube, so that contributed to my decision as well (a compromise, I admit).
What product would you recommend, in case I have to do the other side?
 
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1981Lancer

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Jun 8, 2010
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Lancer 28 ATX
Soooo I have to attach the toe rail and I'm still confused on which sealer is the best to use to seal. I was thinking home depot would have the stuff, that link was just confusing so if anything could a normal water type sealer work for reinstalling the toe rail?
 
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