[C320-list] chain plate rebedding

[William Ott]

Nat,
My mast is off the boat so the chainplate re-bed was easy.  If your mast is up you could still do it but you need to take the shroud off.  You could you use a halyard to take up the tension while the shroud is off.
Check out Compass Marine's website for a rebedding tutorial on bedding deck hardware. 
I did not disassemble the tie rods inside the cabin since the chainplate through the deck looking tight when I took off the cover plate.  

Mike Ott 
'Amanda Lu'
#508

Sent from my iPad

On Jul 9, 2013, at 2:17 PM, Nat Antler <nantler at pacbell.net> wrote:e

> I've got a slow leak in my forward starboard chainplate (I assume that's the source since it had lots of rust stains) that has gradually filled the cabin light fixture below with stained water with a small puddle collecting on the shelf below (over several months). I've read recent posts about re-bedding with butyl. I'm not clear on the basic procedure, especially when references are made to detaching the tie rods. What happens to the shroud tension? Is there a step-by-step procedure tutorial available? 
> 
> Thanks, Nat #161 1994