Gang,
So I've inspected and rebedded the upper and lower chainplates and made my way to the backstay chainplates to check them out. I stuck my camera in there to take a picture first and it looked really rusty so I will be taking them out and checking or replacing. I couldn't find anything on Catalina Direct so here I am. Has anyone replaced their backstay chainplates and where did you get your replacement, etc? Can you buy a "blank" from WM or some other rigging co?
Send your old ones to Garhauer and they can make up new SS ones for you.
Joy : I've never heard of this - rusty back stay chain plates??
Are you sure that the chainplate itself is rusty or is it the nuts and/or washers that are rusty?
A thought
I wont know for sure until I take them off but from the pictures I took I really need to check it out. My other chainplates looked better but still had some rust on them. I used a wire wheel to clean them up and they turned out to be fine.
Joy
I am also in Tierra Verde, PM me and I will provide you the name of a great Machine Shop in Gulfport that can easily fabricate new ones in SST should you need them!
Bernd