To make sure the new position was suitable in strength and wouldn't unduly inhibit my upwind sailing performance the next voyages were a relatively short set of sea trials.
These included several return voyages out to Grand Bay, around Kennebecasis Island (including a close encounter with the infamous Man o'War Rock and the rustic covered bridge on Kingston Peninsula), a voyage up to the Grand-Bay Westfield ferry crossing and a trek down to Dominion Park beach. On this journey we zig-zagged around the old concrete bridge pillars that once carried pipelines from Saint John's West Side to the Dominion Park Peninsula.
The sea trials had proven that the location of the chainplates was both secure and didn't interfere with the sailing performance of the boat. We were ready once again for more adventures further afield.
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ReplyDeleteI like what you've done with the amidships chain plates. I'm actually missing the starboard chain plate and wondering if you know of a supplier that fabricates.
Hi Lee, Thanks for your comment. We actually cut down the original chain plates so that they fitted neatly on the outside of the hull. Sorry I can't help you with an actual supplier, although I would imagine that two appropriately sized drilled pieces of stainless steel would work.
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