Day 22-23, 4/22 - 4/23/22 Stanchions, companionway slides, port chainplates 12 hours

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Companionway slides

Did dry fit  and temporary installation on slides. Cut front edges at proper angle. need to recover with teak oil.  Looks cool.
Mount holes drilled from inside, then metal inserts for M6 bolts installed in wood to screw rails from INSIDE and eliminate additional holes. Next time will install with SS screws.


Fixed  window

Had to redo fixed window. I one place there was not enough sikaflex. 
Learned lesson - put more than enough ;-) then clean excessive sealant.
 


 

Stanchions 

Before, oak wooden blocks with drilled oversized holes was mounted from inside the hull.

then i drilled out 1" diameter holes for stanchions under deck pipes. Drilled the way there only plasick will be in contact with   stanchions.

I have marked exact places of screws holding stanchions and drilled out holes 10mm and refill with thickened epoxy. Plan for the future - drill them and put machine screw thread 1/4-20 for 2" screws.

1" holes are drilled out.

 

Screw holes refilled, also I put 1 layer or 3oz fiberglass to make temporary protection for stanchion holes from water ingress.

Plan is left stanchion holes layered until i will paint the deck.

 

We fiber glassed  stanchion wood blocks to hull with 2 layers of 24 oz rowing waving 



Chainplates

New Port side chainplates eventually reinstalled
Old holes in the bulkhead filled with thickened epoxy and re-drilled in proper places. Teak wood spacer glued to bulkhead for better stability.
Slots are beveled and sanded. New deck plate installed and all sealed with butil tape.

Mast is reset to be symmetrical left to right. 15% load put on top stays and less on bottom.



 Nice day, tortoises warming on underwater boat (not mine)  ;-)

 

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