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Chainplate Cover Question


shavdog

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After reading the boards here I decided with this being a new j22 to me(number 335) I wanted to check one of the chain plates from atop...I took the two screws out of the cover....the one closer to the cabin was stripped...the cover was difficult to remove...The caulking was on the hard side and I had to use three screwdrivers to pry it off...I didn't see anything unusual...I live in a rural area and the only caulking I could come up with is marine grade silicone so I used that...pressed down the cover...some came out of the cover below and along the chain plate...figured that was good...still don't have a solution for the stripped out screw...without going into major surgery and remove the bad core if it's there has anyone drilled a quarter inch deeper into the glass and put in a longer screw to better secure that inside screw?...is the glass thick enough in that area or will I go thru to the inside of the boat...that's my question...I don't have any evidence of leaking around the plates inside of the boat..thanks for your help...craig

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craig, congrats on the new boat. You can just use a bent nail in a cordless drill to stick in the hole and clean out any bad core. Then put a piece of duck tape on the bottom of the hole and fill it with West System epoxy. When cured, pre drill and re install the screw.. I would clean the core out all the way around the chain plates and fill with epoxy, then if they ever leak again, it will not get into the core of the deck.

 

While your at it and getting good at this technique, might as well take all thru deck fittings off, clean them out and re install with a good sealant like 3M 4200 or fast cure 3M 4000.

 

Cp

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Thanks for the tip....for some clarification....I get the idea about the bent nail....not so sure about the duct tape comment..are you assuming the plate itself is out and to cover that hole?....everythings loose on this boat...even the bolts on the rudder...I had to tighten all six of them....two were not even hand tight....while in mpls yesterday I did pickup some 3m4200.....Boy, do I miss West Marine...

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Thanks for the tip....for some clarification....I get the idea about the bent nail....not so sure about the duct tape comment..are you assuming the plate itself is out and to cover that hole?....everythings loose on this boat...even the bolts on the rudder...I had to tighten all six of them....two were not even hand tight....while in mpls yesterday I did pickup some 3m4200.....Boy, do I miss West Marine...

Duct Tape to keep it from leaking into the boat.

 

Here is a great resource: http://www.westsystem.com/ss/assets/HowTo-Publications/Fiberglass-Boat-Repair-and-Maintenance.pdf

 

page 51-53

 

Chris

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