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The best way to repair the chain plates is well documented on this list.  
Check the archives and you will find photos and any information you may need. 
 You make the repairs from the cabin. I believe one owner made a couple of 
very  ornate wood plates to cover the repair.

Rummy

In a message dated 4/29/2013 2:05:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
gstewart8 at cogeco.ca writes:

Steve:

I removed the chainplates from the outside - in part  because I was making
major repairs to the deck anyway. The chain plate is  simply bent over under
the plywood core and held in place with one short  screw which loosens and
allows the chain plate to wiggle and eventually  breaking the gel coat 
around
the hole where the chain plate comes through  the deck. 

I have attached a picture of the chain plate once moved. The  distance
between the bend and the screw hole is 3 5/8". If yours is the  same You
might have some luck drilling a hole in the liner through which  the screw
could be removed  with minimal damage to the liner. To slide  the chainplate
out I expect that you will need to remove some of the glass  on the deck. I
had no idea what I was dealing with and so I had to remove  quite a bit of
the deck to get the chainplate out. I have attached a  picture of the deck
with the chainplates removed and as you will see it was  quite a mess that
might have been substantially avoided had I known how the  chainplate was
attached. 

I coated the hole and plywood core with  epoxy a far in as I could reach 
with
an epoxy brush and then filled the  large hole with a mixture of epoxy and
sawdust. I then applied four layers  of glass rovings and finished it with
fairing compound - all with an  endless amount of sanding. The final picture
shows the cabin top after the  repair with a base coat of primer. 

I filled the space between the  liner and the cabin sides with plywood in
pieces as large as I could manage  and epoxyed it all in place. I intend to
install new chainplates for the  lower shrouds to the cabin sides and thru
bolt them. The new plywood core  should give plenty of strength and the hole
for the chain plates. And the  corresponding leak, in the cabin top will be
eliminated. It will not look  as sleek as the original but it will be much
more practical and avoid a  maintenance problem that seems to be unfixable. 

You will note that the  openings are much larger than the original.. At an
earlier time I thought I  would like larger ports. These large openings made
it easier to install the  core but it was still a very fussy job as the 
space
between the liner and  the outer skin varies considerably in all dimensions
and the surfaces are  very rough. It is done now and I am happy but it was
very time consuming. I  intend to cover the ports with black lexan that will
be screwed into the  plywood core.

Graham Stewart

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Sent: April-29-13 12:52 PM
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Subject: [Rhodes22-list] chain plate on cabin  top question

So it's getting close to launch date which will be my  first sail on a
Rhodes.
Boat is getting in good shape I think after much  work. I have looked at 
lots
of good info in archives about chainplates on  the cabintop. If anyone has a
pic of what they found after cutting into the  fiberglass I would greatly
appreciate it. Also any opinions if better to  cut thru top or go from 
inside
cabin. Seems like inside cabin might be  better but have no idea what it
looks like after the liner is cut through.  I probably won't do this this
season since but will be a future project for  sure.

Related question - how is bow cleat attached in relation to this  inner
liner. What if I wanted to install more deck hardware? My Rhodes is a  77.

thanks, Steve

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