Marine Engineering 103: The Hidden Life of Chainplates.
Sailboat Chain Plate Inspection
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Chainplates 101: Inspect and Refit
For safety and peace of mind, however, sailboat chainplates require attention and possibly upgrading. For example, many chainplates are too thin to grip clevis pins correctly. For a ½-inch turnbuckle with a ½-inch toggle, the chainplate should be at least ⅜ inch thick. For a ⅝-inch turnbuckle and toggle, a minimum thickness of.
Know-how: Chainplate Replacement
The exact cost of replacing chainplates will vary by boat. An upgrade from stainless steel to titanium will increase the cost by 30 to 40 percent. For me, the sense of security my crew and I felt during our aforementioned 1,500-mile offshore journey was priceless. February 2020. know how diy maintenance. Everyone dreads the day that something ...
Standard Chainplates
Stainless Steel Chainplate Blank with 3/8" hole for attachment of Shroud. Chainplate Blank has no drilled holes for attachment to boat, and is designed for use in replacement applications where mounting bolt pattern varies, especially in older boats where Chainplates were hand drilled. Flat SS Chainplate is 10" long x 1 1/4" wide x 3/16" thick, 3/8" hole center is 3/4" from end.
Chainplates & Stemhead Fittings
Chainplates & Stemhead Fittings. Chainplates are the items by which the hull or deck is attached to the lower end of the Standing Rigging, usually a Turnbuckle. Most Standard Chainplates are made from Stainless Steel strap or bar and are bolted to the hull, to the cabin sides, or to a bulkhead and pass directly through the deck, usually through ...
Servicing The Chain Plates
By The Rigging Company February 2, 2015. The chainplate is typically a metal plate used to fasten a stay to the boat. One end of the chainplate has a hole for the pin of the turnbuckle, the remainder of the chainplate is used to attach the plate to the boat via a bulkhead, knee, tie rod or the hull itself. Chainplates get their name from the ...
Chainplates Revisited
Following our review of the new J/133 (PS Oct. 1, '04), in which we recounted a chainplate failure aboard hull No. 3 on its maiden voyage, a reader's letter prompted us to review the manner in which manufacturers design and construct the critical connections between mast, shrouds, and a boat's structure. In the case of the J/133, we ...
Marine Engineering 103: The Hidden Life of Chainplates
In terms of unknown, unloved, and uncared-for naval engineering heroes, it's tough to beat chainplates. That's right, chainplates. The deeply-engineered chunks of metal or space-age composites that join hulls to rigging and masts. Chainplates aren't exactly flashy. They do none of the sexy "sail-ish" stuff of generating lift or foiling through water. They don't help a boat float or ...
Chainplate Fabrication: Part 1
Sailboat manufactures mass produce their chainplates at the time of production, but older sailboats need to have custom made chainplates fabricated as they are no longer in stock. To manufacture your own chainplates, you need to locate the raw material: 316L Stainless Steel. 316L is readily available in various shapes and sizes, but for ...
Rigged Right: Refitting your Chainplates
Inspect where it passes through the deck, then rebed it.|. you can give it a fighting chance to adhere to chainplates by dewaxing the metal, then giving it some "tooth" by sanding it with 220-grit emery cloth. Afterward, clean the chainplate and the surrounding deck bedding surface with solvent, then liberally apply bedding material.
Check Your Chainplates
Chainplates eventually fail due to the same factors that affect standing rigging: corrosion and metal fatigue. ... For the forestay, you could use an inner forestay, if your boat has one, or better yet, rig a halyard and tension it to take the forestay's place. Half a dozen turns off a turnbuckle will loosen the wire enough so that the clevis ...
Schaefer Chainplates
Schaefer offers chainplates for clevis pin sizes from 1/4" (6mm) to 5/8" (16mm). Available in straight or slightly bent and made from high quality stainless steel for a secure attachment. Also available are chainplate covers for most models. Our new water jet machine allows us to make custom chainplates for any boat on the water.
Chainplates
Your chainplates are an important part of the connective pieces of your boat, and having stainless steel attachments is arguably the best way to go. Stainless Outfitters is the original supplier to such well known names as C&C Yachts, Bombardier Aerospace, M.D.S. Nordion, Toronto Parks and Recreation, The Ontario Provincial Police, plus many more.
Chain Plates for Sailing
⚡Have a Special Request or a⚡Problem to Solve?! We can Help! https://www.patreon.com/dawn_hunters🔥🔩 Dock Box Talks - Chain Plates explained. This video wil...
Chainplates
Chainplates. At Mack Yacht Services, we know chainplates! In our experience, they are the most overlooked piece of equipment on boats today. Chain plates are the base of your rigging system and need attention just like everything else on your boat. Barring hurricanes, chainplate failure is the number one reason spars are replaced in our area.
Deck Mount Chainplates
Spars, Rigging, and Hardware for Sailboats. Rig-Rite, Inc. Phone: (001) 401-739-1140 -- FAX: (001) 401-739-1149 www.RigRite.com Ordering/Questionsp: Deck Mount Chainplates: Deck Mount Chainplates: These Chainplates are designed to be bolted directly to a flat Deck.
Fabricating bronze chainplates and tangs
Join Date: Jun 2015. Location: Monterey, California. Boat: Westsail 32. Posts: 843. Fabricating bronze chainplates and tangs. Our Westsail's hardware is coming up on the 40-year mark. I haven't pulled a chainplate yet to inspect, but I know I need to preventatively replace a few tangs (there are 2 for the bow sprit, and 2 for the boomkin).
Cost to Replace Chainplates? Should I Walk Away?
BluemanSailor. 87 posts · Joined 2009. #15 · Jun 28, 2013 (Edited) Am replacing the chainplates on my boat- 8 in total. Cost Stainless metal (316) $25.00 each- cut to size, drilling the holes and welding spacers on the end. $0.00 - exchanged some wood work for the labor.
Chainplate
Chainplate on a Bavaria 35 Match without shrouds mounted.. A chainplate is a metal plate used to fasten a shroud or stay to the hull of a sailboat.One end of the chainplate is normally fastened to a turnbuckle which is connected to the shroud or stay, whereas the remainder of the chainplate normally has multiple holes that are bolted to the hull, or the chains. [1]
When Were Your Chainplates Last Inspected?
Servicing chainplates is not an item you often find on a sailboat owners list of maintenance tasks because many never think their chainplates need it. For the most part, they would be right, but like it or not, chainplates do need some care. The failure of a chainplate can be catastrophic and is one of the leading causes of dismasting on older ...
Chainplates
Schaefer chainplates are designed for use with 1X19 wire fittings and marine turnbuckles. • Extra long length and multiple fastener holes provide secure attachment to the boat. • Available in flat and pre-bent versions to align with rigging loads. • Chainplate covers available to provide proper seal at the deck.
Chainplate Replacement
The deck mount chainplates will obviously mount right over the old chainplate locations, hiding them. You just need to be careful with the cutting and grinding so as to minimize deck damage. I ordered the Spartan Marine C182 chainplates, which are the 5/16″ chainplates with a rated breaking strength of 10,000 lbs.
DIY Chainplates
It requires a drill press to drill holes, proper tools to polish, and has an involved annealing process to the metal before and after making a bend. That's why riggers charge upwards of $100 per chainplate for small sailboats. Plus, you can never know if the material is still good years later without a fucking x-ray machine.
Chainplates
That boat should be from before Pacific Seacraft obtained the molds, Cruising Consultants? I know of a boat from that vintage that had all their chainplates replaced, then on a crossing from Fla to Bahamas their forestay chainplate (i.e. bow roller piece) snapped. Miracoulously they did not lose their rig.
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For safety and peace of mind, however, sailboat chainplates require attention and possibly upgrading. For example, many chainplates are too thin to grip clevis pins correctly. For a ½-inch turnbuckle with a ½-inch toggle, the chainplate should be at least ⅜ inch thick. For a ⅝-inch turnbuckle and toggle, a minimum thickness of.
The exact cost of replacing chainplates will vary by boat. An upgrade from stainless steel to titanium will increase the cost by 30 to 40 percent. For me, the sense of security my crew and I felt during our aforementioned 1,500-mile offshore journey was priceless. February 2020. know how diy maintenance. Everyone dreads the day that something ...
Stainless Steel Chainplate Blank with 3/8" hole for attachment of Shroud. Chainplate Blank has no drilled holes for attachment to boat, and is designed for use in replacement applications where mounting bolt pattern varies, especially in older boats where Chainplates were hand drilled. Flat SS Chainplate is 10" long x 1 1/4" wide x 3/16" thick, 3/8" hole center is 3/4" from end.
Chainplates & Stemhead Fittings. Chainplates are the items by which the hull or deck is attached to the lower end of the Standing Rigging, usually a Turnbuckle. Most Standard Chainplates are made from Stainless Steel strap or bar and are bolted to the hull, to the cabin sides, or to a bulkhead and pass directly through the deck, usually through ...
By The Rigging Company February 2, 2015. The chainplate is typically a metal plate used to fasten a stay to the boat. One end of the chainplate has a hole for the pin of the turnbuckle, the remainder of the chainplate is used to attach the plate to the boat via a bulkhead, knee, tie rod or the hull itself. Chainplates get their name from the ...
Following our review of the new J/133 (PS Oct. 1, '04), in which we recounted a chainplate failure aboard hull No. 3 on its maiden voyage, a reader's letter prompted us to review the manner in which manufacturers design and construct the critical connections between mast, shrouds, and a boat's structure. In the case of the J/133, we ...
In terms of unknown, unloved, and uncared-for naval engineering heroes, it's tough to beat chainplates. That's right, chainplates. The deeply-engineered chunks of metal or space-age composites that join hulls to rigging and masts. Chainplates aren't exactly flashy. They do none of the sexy "sail-ish" stuff of generating lift or foiling through water. They don't help a boat float or ...
Sailboat manufactures mass produce their chainplates at the time of production, but older sailboats need to have custom made chainplates fabricated as they are no longer in stock. To manufacture your own chainplates, you need to locate the raw material: 316L Stainless Steel. 316L is readily available in various shapes and sizes, but for ...
Inspect where it passes through the deck, then rebed it.|. you can give it a fighting chance to adhere to chainplates by dewaxing the metal, then giving it some "tooth" by sanding it with 220-grit emery cloth. Afterward, clean the chainplate and the surrounding deck bedding surface with solvent, then liberally apply bedding material.
Chainplates eventually fail due to the same factors that affect standing rigging: corrosion and metal fatigue. ... For the forestay, you could use an inner forestay, if your boat has one, or better yet, rig a halyard and tension it to take the forestay's place. Half a dozen turns off a turnbuckle will loosen the wire enough so that the clevis ...
Schaefer offers chainplates for clevis pin sizes from 1/4" (6mm) to 5/8" (16mm). Available in straight or slightly bent and made from high quality stainless steel for a secure attachment. Also available are chainplate covers for most models. Our new water jet machine allows us to make custom chainplates for any boat on the water.
Your chainplates are an important part of the connective pieces of your boat, and having stainless steel attachments is arguably the best way to go. Stainless Outfitters is the original supplier to such well known names as C&C Yachts, Bombardier Aerospace, M.D.S. Nordion, Toronto Parks and Recreation, The Ontario Provincial Police, plus many more.
⚡Have a Special Request or a⚡Problem to Solve?! We can Help! https://www.patreon.com/dawn_hunters🔥🔩 Dock Box Talks - Chain Plates explained. This video wil...
Chainplates. At Mack Yacht Services, we know chainplates! In our experience, they are the most overlooked piece of equipment on boats today. Chain plates are the base of your rigging system and need attention just like everything else on your boat. Barring hurricanes, chainplate failure is the number one reason spars are replaced in our area.
Spars, Rigging, and Hardware for Sailboats. Rig-Rite, Inc. Phone: (001) 401-739-1140 -- FAX: (001) 401-739-1149 www.RigRite.com Ordering/Questionsp: Deck Mount Chainplates: Deck Mount Chainplates: These Chainplates are designed to be bolted directly to a flat Deck.
Join Date: Jun 2015. Location: Monterey, California. Boat: Westsail 32. Posts: 843. Fabricating bronze chainplates and tangs. Our Westsail's hardware is coming up on the 40-year mark. I haven't pulled a chainplate yet to inspect, but I know I need to preventatively replace a few tangs (there are 2 for the bow sprit, and 2 for the boomkin).
BluemanSailor. 87 posts · Joined 2009. #15 · Jun 28, 2013 (Edited) Am replacing the chainplates on my boat- 8 in total. Cost Stainless metal (316) $25.00 each- cut to size, drilling the holes and welding spacers on the end. $0.00 - exchanged some wood work for the labor.
Chainplate on a Bavaria 35 Match without shrouds mounted.. A chainplate is a metal plate used to fasten a shroud or stay to the hull of a sailboat.One end of the chainplate is normally fastened to a turnbuckle which is connected to the shroud or stay, whereas the remainder of the chainplate normally has multiple holes that are bolted to the hull, or the chains. [1]
Servicing chainplates is not an item you often find on a sailboat owners list of maintenance tasks because many never think their chainplates need it. For the most part, they would be right, but like it or not, chainplates do need some care. The failure of a chainplate can be catastrophic and is one of the leading causes of dismasting on older ...
Schaefer chainplates are designed for use with 1X19 wire fittings and marine turnbuckles. • Extra long length and multiple fastener holes provide secure attachment to the boat. • Available in flat and pre-bent versions to align with rigging loads. • Chainplate covers available to provide proper seal at the deck.
The deck mount chainplates will obviously mount right over the old chainplate locations, hiding them. You just need to be careful with the cutting and grinding so as to minimize deck damage. I ordered the Spartan Marine C182 chainplates, which are the 5/16″ chainplates with a rated breaking strength of 10,000 lbs.
It requires a drill press to drill holes, proper tools to polish, and has an involved annealing process to the metal before and after making a bend. That's why riggers charge upwards of $100 per chainplate for small sailboats. Plus, you can never know if the material is still good years later without a fucking x-ray machine.
That boat should be from before Pacific Seacraft obtained the molds, Cruising Consultants? I know of a boat from that vintage that had all their chainplates replaced, then on a crossing from Fla to Bahamas their forestay chainplate (i.e. bow roller piece) snapped. Miracoulously they did not lose their rig.