Does anyone have experience removing the chainplates for the forward and aft lower shrouds on a 2002 Mark II?
They are leaking and corroded.
The tie rods under the deck appear to have a ball on the end that swivels in a socket on the plate.
Is the tie-rod ball and socket chainplate assembly all one piece?
I have removed the nut on the end of the tie rod, but nothing wants to budge. Seems like you have to push the plate up through the deck with the tie-rod connected??
I have photos but don't yet know how to include them here?
thanks,
Mike
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Mike Ashmore
Pleiades
2002 C36 Mk II #2102
Alameda, CA
Our boat is a 2001 and last summer I rebedded the chain plates on the port side of our boat. It took the good part of an afternoon; however, it remedied the leak that I had previously. I removed each of them and one at a time. I used butyl caulking tape.
Glenn Druhot
Carpe Diem
New Bern, NC
35* 6' 10" N / 77* 2' 30" W
2001 C36, Hull #1965
Std Rig; Wing Keel; M35B
Thanks Glen, only an afternoon for both chainplates! wow, that's some fast work.
I found out the rod and socket/plate is a single assembly. Finally got it out by unscrewing the rod from the wood block and pushing the socket/plate up through the deck!
Pretty poor job of bedding by Catalina factory I must say!
Have fun doing the other side.
Mike
Mike Ashmore
Pleiades
2002 C36 Mk II #2102
Alameda, CA
Hey Mike;
Maybe take some pictures when you do the next one for those of us yet to do this job?
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--- 1999 C36 MkII #1776 M35BC ---
Please do detail your disassembly of the fwd and aft chain plates.
Thanks
Mark Kozy
"COLDWATER"
1999 C36 MK2 #1742 FK/M35B
Vallejo Yacht Club-Oldest on the West Coast
Boat lives in Marina del Rey, CA (SOCAL)
I live in Placerville, CA (NORCAL)
Hi Mike,
That sounds very strange. If your chainplates are the same as mine, it should be impossible to push them "up" through the deck:
[url]http://www.c34.org/projects/images/chainPlateRepair1.jpg[/url]
Do your chainplates look like the image above?
I've got all my chainplates out right now and will be rebedding during the spring. For me, removing the chainplates is accomplished by 'unscrewing' the tie-rods (which releases it from the nut that holds it into the chainplate).
Josh McElwee
Sailing from East Greenwich, RI
2000 C36 MKII, M35B, "Chinook", Hull#1900
Hi guys,
I will post pictures asap. Too busy with work right now.
My chainplates are the newer version Josh. Not like yours.
More later
Mike
Mike Ashmore
Pleiades
2002 C36 Mk II #2102
Alameda, CA
Hi guys,
OK, here are some photos of my port side forward lower shroud re-bed project.
The chainplate and tie rod are a single piece with a ball and socket arrangement as you probably already know.
Removing the four 3/8" bolts securing the plate to the deck will be a little difficult as the bolts are caulked into the holes.
After removing the nut on the lower end of the rod, the aluminum angle and one of the wood blocks should come free.
Then comes the tricky part, to me at least.
You have to push the chainplate assembly up and out of the deck, but it wasn't budging. Turns out I had to unscrew the rod out of the remaining wooden block under the sink counter. As I unscrewed the rod the whole assembly inched its way up out of the deck.
There was a nice band of caulking surrounding the round section of the plate, but there was also caulking on the backing plate under the deck (not good).
I used butyl tape to do the re-bed.
I hope you can see the photos I attached. You'll have to reduce the size of the two under counter and deck photos to see the whole photo.
Hope this info helps when you guys do the work. I'm happy to answer any questions.
cheers,
Mike
Mike Ashmore
Pleiades
2002 C36 Mk II #2102
Alameda, CA