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Author: Deeds Subject: CHAINPLATE SUPPORT Info: (9882 views) Posted: Sunday 10-31-04 12:13:05 PM |
Do not remove the wire. Keep it bar tight. That's what keeps your aft
lower attachment from ripping out of the deck in heavy winds and
waves or in event of a broach. The wires under the deck mean that
your aft lower attachment has the combined strength of the deck and
the bruynzeel plywood bulkhead which is tabbed strongly to the hull.
Stays that are bolted only to the deck have a habit of failing in
heavy wind, especially if there is dry rot in the balsa core in the
deck. |