Mike - mine don’t move at all and the nuts are very tight. Can’t recall if you leave your mast up but I suspect that when the rigging is tensioned yours won’t move. I’d make sure I check the bottom end of that rod and make sure it’s attachment is sound.
I had one of the four bolts leak and I rebedded and and tightened it up without crushing anything. I haven’t confirmed 100% but I suspect the deck is solid in this area. Dave 33-2 windstar Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 14, 2022, at 3:40 PM, Michael Crombie via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > I'm about to start rebedding some of my deck hardware on my C&C 33 mkii > (1986) and have moved onto the chainplates. > > Inside the boat, there is a tie rod that is connected to the hull and runs up > to an aluminum block on the underside of the deck. The block is directly > under the chainplate; the block and plate are connected by 4 bolts that go > through the deck. > > It is my understanding that the tie rod has a head that is inside the block > and that one can rotate the rod to tighten or loosen it and the head just > turns on the aluminum. > > Here are my questions: > > The starboard tie rod moves slightly if I really pull on it. Can I tighten it > up just by turning it? > > Also, the nuts holding the block to the chainplate are not very tight. > Presumably they shouldn't be too tight or that could crush the deck. Does > anyone know how much they should be tightened? Right now they are not even > what I would call "snug". > > Thanks in advance, > > Mike > Atacama 33mkii > Toronto
