The Scene:
I got out the 4.5″ angle grinder and climbed into the forepeak clad in tyvek, respirator, safety goggles…and sweat. Was a fairly straightforward job…grind away the fiberglass, make sure you don’t put a hole in boat, remove chainplate. Took me about 3 hrs. Made quite a mess. I was reluctant to buy a Dremel tool, but so far I’ve found it invaluable for routing out deck core and today for getting into the tight spots on this chainplate removal.

Options for replacement are to simply remake this piece, sticking with the same design. Or to design and fabricate 2 new plates to be bolted onto the either side of the bow similar to the Shannon 28 design shown here (Courtesy of Douglas – BCC Calliste). Either way, I’ll be getting into some structural fiberglass repair soon enough.

Casualty Of The Day:
Dremel Tool wrench lost to the bilge.

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