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    E 27 Chain plates

    Backstay Chain Plate Jeff, Be very careful inspecting the chain plates. A broken mast could take a life away. Talking about other modifications, I am putting an attached photo with the modifications I did aft: a ladder in the middle because the backstay lands at the top of the bimini top...
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    E 27 Chain plates

    Yes, I made the work myself. The rub rail was not removed, I drilled the holes from the upper part. The holes I made just guessing and I did used the old chain plates as backing plates. Gabriel
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    E 27 Chain plates

    Please see the attached photo. I urge all of you with 27 EY to remove the chain plates and put them out to starboard and port side. I was dismasted twice, the two times because of the same problem, a broken chain plate. And it was not until the second time that I learned the basic problem. The...
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    E 27 Chain plates

    Chain plates This is a closer look of the relocation of the chain plates of Happy Hours. Gabriel
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    E 27 Chain plates

    Chain plates This picture might help in explaining how I relocated the chain plates in Happy Hours. She sails in Costa Rica Pacific Coast.
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    E 27 Chain plates

    Yes, chain plates can be a problem Chainplates at E27 can lead you to break your mast as it happen to me. I relocated them at the side of the boat and I feel more secure.
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