Hi all, I'm rebedding most of my deck hardware this spring and have come to my chainplates. I have a C&C 33 mkii (1986). Inside the boat, a tie rod runs from the hull up to an aluminum block on the underside of the deck. The chainplate is attached to the aluminum block by 4 bolts.
The starboard side tie rod has a bit of movement if I really pull on it. My understanding is that the rod has a head on it that is free to rotate inside the aluminum block. So I should be able to just turn the tie rod to tighten it up a bit. Has anyone done this before? Do I need to first loosen the nuts holding the aluminum block to the chainplate?? Second, I noticed that the nuts on both sides aren't exactly tight. How tight should these nuts be? Presumably not too tight as that might compress the deck too much (??). Thanks in advance for any comments. Mike Atacama Toronto On Sun., Mar. 27, 2022, 1:05 p.m. Stu via CnC-List, <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Spring is here and it will soon be sailing season (well for some > people). Don't forget to get your copy of the Spring Checklist - it is > a lot easier than trying to remember. > > http://cncphotoalbum.com/Spring_Checklist.pdf > > Stu >
