Hi Rob, Thank-you for responding, this is very encouraging. I agree that some kind of load spreading cover would be a sensible solution to total replacement - I will definitely explore my options and report back to the list when I have it worked out.
>From what I've gathered from this list so far, if the material below the deck is in good condition (which I believe it is) I can recover the above deck portion with care and maintenance. I'll know more once I've removed the plates which I need to do to rebed them anyways. Honored to hear from you Rob! Cheers, Dan On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 10:59 AM Rob Ball <r...@edsonintl.com> wrote: > It seems pretty radical to replace those chain plates . . . > > > > I might take them out and X-Rayed . . . . or even add some metal . . . . > > > > I picture a U shaped stainless ‘cover’ that goes over top, and still fits > into the shroud toggles – spread the load of each individual hole better to > the other one . . . . > > > > And/or I’d analyze exactly how much metal is left and do a structural > calculation on the shroud loading to see how much safety factor is left . . > . I’ve never heard of a failure . . . . > > > > (Too bad I can’t remember those structural calculations . . . ) > > > > > > *Rob Ball* > *C&C 34 * >
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