--- In T27Owners@..., "maurygallaher" <gallaher@...>
wrote:
Hello, everyone!
Does anyone know if the old t-27.com stuff is available on
something
like the waybackmachine or other archives?
I've seen the posts on the chain plate replacements. That project
is
currently underway. Is there any difference between the inner and
outer chainplates. They looked the same to me.
After haul out, I noticed that the blocks placed under the keel
(about 8 inches from the end) are always wet. The centerboard is
MIA,
so it might just be years of marine life draining, but its been
out
for weeks and there is always a wet spot there like its getting
enough drips to keep it from drying out. The aft sections of the
bilge still have a little water in them and the forward sections
are
dry. I'm concerned about the keel bolts. Anyone have any advice
about
looking into this? Any advice about inspecting the keel bolts in
general.
Also, my bilge is full of lead bricks. I read that later hull
numbers
had the ballast encased in the keel. Can anyone shed some light on
this. A friend made a very lucid remark that you don't want
hundreds
of pounds of lead coming out of the bilge if you get knocked on
your
ear.
Anyway, thanks in advance for the info. Glad to be here.
Maury, is it possible that one of the the plates has 7/16 hole for
the lower shroud connection? I just picked up my new plates today.
we are goingwith a 3 1/2 wide by 18" x 1/4 (only needs 3/16 thick)
with 6 3/8"holes to be bolted inbetween the old plates (cut off
below the deck skin)and below them as well. I went with 3/8 holes
for all the clevis pins. I left the glassed gusset intact to bolt
everything to. I think we will use some king of bushing through the
old gusset at the bolts.
good luck, D
I had cover plates made up as well for better leak protection.
