Would someone advise me how and is it a major repair to redo chain-plates on a 26s to stop water leaks....?
rebed chainplates
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Now this is a job I did successfully. I have a venture 25 so perhaps a bit different. I read the posts on Musing with Maine Sail and I got my butyl from him ( it was very high quality and came fast. We removed the chianplates, cleaned carefully and rebedded with the butyl and no leaks =) The job was not that hard for us and the results are great. Good luck
Carolyn
Carolyn
0. Unbolt standing rigging
1. Use a drill to remove the top cap of the rivet.
2. Pry up and remove chainplate cover
3. Remove old sealant (I used acetone)
4. Punch rivet body through decking.
5. Tape off area around where chainplate cover will go
6. Put 3M 4200 sealant/adhesive to the backside of the chainplate cover or on deck where chainplate cover will go (whichever you prefer)
7. Put chainplate cover over chainplate (Press down but not so hard as to let out all the sealant as you are trying to form a gasket)
8. Let adhesive/sealant setup for a few minutes
9. Push new rivets through chainplate hole
10. Rivet the chainplate
11. Clean up area and have a nice cold one
Super easy and so worth it as leaky chainplates let in a lot of water. I may have missed a step or two due to the red wine, but that's about it. Someone else may chime in with more details.
cheers
1. Use a drill to remove the top cap of the rivet.
2. Pry up and remove chainplate cover
3. Remove old sealant (I used acetone)
4. Punch rivet body through decking.
5. Tape off area around where chainplate cover will go
6. Put 3M 4200 sealant/adhesive to the backside of the chainplate cover or on deck where chainplate cover will go (whichever you prefer)
7. Put chainplate cover over chainplate (Press down but not so hard as to let out all the sealant as you are trying to form a gasket)
8. Let adhesive/sealant setup for a few minutes
9. Push new rivets through chainplate hole
10. Rivet the chainplate
11. Clean up area and have a nice cold one
Super easy and so worth it as leaky chainplates let in a lot of water. I may have missed a step or two due to the red wine, but that's about it. Someone else may chime in with more details.
cheers
One more step
The only thing that I do in addition, is to put a bead of clear silicone around the chainplates where they enter the riveted deck cover plate. The silicone handles the flexing of the chainplates.
The only thing that I do in addition, is to put a bead of clear silicone around the chainplates where they enter the riveted deck cover plate. The silicone handles the flexing of the chainplates.
one thing you may wish to try, instead of re pop riveting is use well nuts
(rubber insert like a molly and a brass threaded nut)
makes the reseal next season easier.
http://www.amazon.com/NEOPlex-Pack-Signicade-Plasticade-Frame/dp/B001N12FUS
(use brass bolts)
(rubber insert like a molly and a brass threaded nut)
makes the reseal next season easier.
http://www.amazon.com/NEOPlex-Pack-Signicade-Plasticade-Frame/dp/B001N12FUS
(use brass bolts)
almost as bad as 5200. Either 4200 0r butyl caulk is all the sealer you need. I used pan head ss machine screws on my chainplates, nuts and fender washerson the inside.I vote for Butyl My chain plates are dry. and when I need to do the job agian it will be a easy job. Silicone is the pits to clean off....
Carolyn
Carolyn
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