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• Chain Plates
  • Replace them during the refit.
    • Addition. The cracks will be where you can't see them.
    • Yes - replace them...
      • both 316 and 304 have their tradeoffs
        • Strength difference insignificant...
          • I thought about that. If the specs are so close
            • Yes, polished is better...
  • Fatigue
    • bends and kinks - minimize them
  • Replace them
  • You might consider one of the duplex stainless alloys...
  • What does "not heavily corroded" mean?
  • They aren't worth the cost of testing them..just put in new metal...
    • Why isn't bronze used more often ?
      • "Good Bronze" is more difficult to obtain than 'good' Stainless
      • Yes it is much more expensive
  • chainplates are an integral part of your standing rigging so...
    • A question for Rob
      • Stress is more or less equal .....
      • as mentioned by Rich below, the stress can be similar and is dependant on rig configuration.
    • Chain plates ongoing saga
      • HUH? 8 to 9,000?
        • A suggestion -
        • Where do you live?
        • A second suggsestion.
      • HUH? Can the tab be cut off in-place with a Dremel cutting wheel?
        • Second that idea!
      • Are they glassed in place?....
        • Chain Plates
          • What about switching to external ?
          • You can't glass in straight ...
          • chainplate knees
  • chainplates