Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Aft lowers finished.











On June 10th I finally got some pictures of the new aft lower chainplates. The machine shop finished all the new chainplates in late May, and I took them to the electropolishing shop afterwards. They came out looking fantastic.

The port side. Each chainplate is bolted in with 4 3/8" bolts spaces abot 1 5/8" apart. The chainplates themselves are 316L stainless, 1/4" thick and 1" wide.
Starboard aft lower...

Today I worked on the backstay knee, first sanding it and then expanding the deck slot to accommodate the new 1 3/4" by 1/4" chainplate. I test fit the chainplate but left bedding for later.

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