Fix Leak Stbd Chainplates

Post written by Marissa, - Updated

Nov 2021

darkened wood around chainplates
The wood is a lot darker around the chainplates, indicating a leak
rust on chainplate
Rust on the chainplate inside the cupboard, not good!
top of chainplates
Looks like the sealant has worn away.

Dec 2021

For this task, Shane unscrewed the chainplate covers on deck, and scraped out the old sealant that was in there.

Shane lying down on deck closely inspecting hardware.
Shane cleaning the chainplate covers.

Once all of the old sealant was gone, we prepped the area, then applied a thick bead of new sealant to keep the moisture out.

Cleaned chainplate covers with masking tape on deck.
Deck surface prepped for new sealant.
Chainplate covers with new sealant.
New sealant applied.

July 2022

Now that it’s been several months, I wanted to see how our work was holding up. I checked the wood inside near this chainplate, and it’s bone-dry. Seems like a successful fix to me!

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