[C320-list] pad eye attached to deck

[Bruce Stanley]

Good Stuff Warren
thanks
i will heed your advice!
and
here is hoping your Mate does not have to haul your
"wet A..." aboard, too often ;o))

Bruce Stanley
Sydney
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On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 3:06 PM, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:

> When attaching things to a surface that is not solid all the way through,
> one approach is to drill an oversized hole and fill with a thickened epoxy.
> Then drill the proper smaller hole through the hardened epoxy. The epoxy
> transfers the load directly through to the backing plate without deforming
> either surface.
>
> Re. using the windlass for hauling, I used it to haul me up the mast on a
> halyard. Sure made light work for my deck crew. I rigged a block to the
> pulpit with suitable sized line for the load. The block was centered and
> supported with a line to each side of the pulpit. It did overload a couple
> of time on the way up; but, only required a minute or two to cool down.
> I've never serviced my windlass so maybe I need to do that.
>
> The windlass would easily haul a sizeable dinghy aboard too, although I
> typically use a 4:1 tackle on the halyard.  That tackle serves as a lifting
> tackle for my mate to haul my wet ass back aboard should I ever fall over
> and for launching and retrieving the dink.
>
> Warren & Pattie Updike
> Catalina 320, #62, "Warr De Mar"
> Middle River, Chesapeake Bay
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Stanley [mailto:brucestanley36 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 12:01 AM
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] pad eye attached to deck
>
> Peter and all
> that is the idea ... I firstly want to see if I can use the anchor winch to
> lift the inflatable dinghy (no outboard) onto the deck.
> to do this I may have to have a block to work the halyard thru to the
> a/winch.
>
> thanks for the info
>
> Bruce Stanley / Sydney /  #1084
>
> On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 2:10 PM, Peter & Barbara Sheerin <
> sheerinp at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>
> > Interesting Bruce. I was thinking about doing the same thing. I would say
> > you would definitely need a backing plate. That is if you are placing it
> > between the front hatch and the anchor locker. Ronstan make a good one.
> Mine
> > is to secure a kicker for my pole on Genoa. Lets know how you go. Peter
> > Sheerin.
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Stanley" <
> > brucestanley36 at gmail.com>
> > To: "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.org>
> > Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 8:25 PM
> > Subject: [C320-list] pad eye attached to deck
> >
> >
> >  I want to added pad eyes attachments to the deck of my C320 Mk1.
> >> This will need to take a load of 100lbs.
> >> Do I need to add a plate under it?
> >> Will the internal lining cave in? ... or is that up!
> >>
> >> suggestions appreciated.
> >>
> >> Bruce Stanley / C320 #1084
> >> Sydney / Australia
> >>
> >>
> >
>
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