Chrysler Sailors Forum

I am a newbie. Put my 22' in the water 3 weeks ago. I thought I was ready to sail, but discovered this week that the plate that attaches to the top of the transom, to which the port side backstay attaches, is loose. I tried tightening the screws, but they are just spinning in the transom. What do I need to do to fix the problem? Starboard side bracket is fine.

You need a long skinny arm and a extension along with a deep well socket or use a small hole saw on the inside to give you easy access. A 1 1/2 hole a couple inches down won't sacrifice any transom integrity and will give easy access to the offending nut.

Heres the solution to all of your backstay mounting problems.

Stainless plate 2 inches wide, 3/8" thick and 10 or 12 inches long.
Make sure to install wide backing plates behind the transom.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zakrobinson/3403141873/

there are several other pictures of that setup if you sort through my flickr account.

Zak

On My 20&26 there are Stern Eye's. Why not use them??

Hi Zak!

I love it! I looked at your flickr picts and like how you've manufactured what you wanted,,, the pushpit etc...

My 22 has nuthing but foam on each side where you put your anchor cutouts. Did you take it out or what???

Oars,, cool,, no engine? Didn't see one in any of your picts... Just the thought of rowing makes my shoulder hurt!

Billy

if you are on a mooring, no need for a motor, if you race, you don't want the weight, I used to row my j-24 when I had to, some actually would "scull" the j-24 if they needed to get tot he mooring