[Rhodes22-list] Aft stay pulled loose

[Rob Lowe]

John,
It sounds like you and I have the same issue.  I'm curious to see what
advice we receive. - rob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Lock" <jlock at relevantarts.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Aft stay pulled loose


> At 09:47 AM 6/6/2007 -0400, Rob Lowe wrote:
> >Speaking of aft stays, but the boat in the water last week and got
> >on her yesterday evening for a trial sail.  I noticed my aft inner
> >stay was loose.  closer inspection determined it appears the chain
> >plate has pulled out of the cabin top, perhaps an inch of so.  don't
> >know if raising the mast last week is related, but could very well
> >be.  A perhaps 1/4" hole was visible on the chain plate that's not
> >normally visible.  An inspection from in the cabin didn't help much
> >as it's mounted above the cabin liner.  I didn't put sails up
> >because I didn't want to stress the rigging until I get this
> >fixed.  Can't say I've seen this on the list before, any help out
> >there?  sorry, don't have a photo of it right now but will get one
> >next time I visit the boat.  thanks - rob
>
> Rob, I have the same problem on Pandion on both port-side inner
> stays.  But it doesn't seem to affect rigging integrity (yet).  I
> have sealed the gap to keep water out and tried to re-bed the plate
> as best I could.  Since I can't see up in under the cabin where the
> chainplates are attached, I don't know what the underside hardware is
> supposed to look like.  But my initial take on it is that major
> stress in the past (possibly from mast raising going crooked) hass
> pulled the inside plates up into the core of the deck.  I have been
> sailing like that without indication of further loosening or any
> signs of failure so far.  But it may be one of those things that
> gives no warning before it pulls all the way thru the cabin roof....
kapow!
>
> Hopefully, others familiar with the internals of the chainplate
> attachment can suggest better ideas.  I'm just taking a WAG here.
>
> Cheers!
>
> John Lock
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> s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
> Lake Sinclair, GA
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