Thanks for all the replies. I was able to fairly easily turn the starboars SS rod that is inside the boat. The head rotated inside the aluminum block without much resistance. 1 1/2 turns did the trick and got it as tight as the port side rod.
I backed off the nuts on the brass bolts that pass through the deck and did not see any evidence of water ingress. I tried removing one of the bolts but it didn't seem to want to move easily so I decided to leave well enough alone. Then I tightened up all 4 nuts on each side with a torque wrench to be sure everything was uniform. Mike On Wed., Apr. 13, 2022, 1:27 p.m. Michael Crombie, < michaelcrombi...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >> >
