Chainplates Replacement IP40

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by Jordi & Ashley 25 October 2015 Rigging Malaysia, Langkawi island 30 photos 3338 views

Chainplates and Standing Rigging Replacement IP40
January 2014, Royal Langkawi Yacht club
Malaysia
If I can help on any advice feel free to email me to [email protected] was very helpful to me find some other IP owners which had done similar works on their boats

The evidence...this chainplate came off totally rotten, fortunately the wind was very weak and didn't have any…

removing the furniture was scary at the beginning but with the proper tools (automatic screwdriver with flexible…

This was the Queen of the tools I bought to do the job, a mini drill Dremel with an extension to be able to reach…

Discovering the chainplates, you can already see the unidirectional fibers holding the chainplates, they are really…

Cutting the unidirectional fiberglass, they are like a rock but with the Dremel and a good chisel the work is easy!

detail of the unidirectional fiberglass cut

After removing the chainplate some scary cracks were found as well as hard corrosion, is very important check…

The chainplate exposed in the pontoon ready for junk

Detail of cracked chainplate and corrosion

This is one of the worse moments, be ready for dust, you'll need to have a good vacuum cleaner and clean the filters…

Protect the working area avoiding messing up the rest of the boat, big plastic sheets like the ones the Industrial…

After re-fiber using the unidirectional strands that Island Packet send we reinforced them with good quality and high…

Checking new chaiplate possition

Unidirectional strands of fiberglass supplied by Island Packet

Kanada San preparing the mix of epoxy resin, just an art...

Back chainplate in position and ready for resin epoxy

Back chainplate after fiberglass

Port side after fiberglass

Starboard chainplate after fiberglass

Detail after fiberglass work

During the work

Redo the furniture, quite a tricky work but with the pieces already marked that was easy

Sanding with water was not messy although is a tough work, just patience, it will be very worth it

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