Thanks Bones, How large were your backing plates? I'm thinking of making the backing plates so that they not only back up the top of the cabin roof but also the side as well. Happy Thanksgiving, Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: <bownez@juno.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 4:06 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: life lines
Hi Joe,
That was me that commented on the cracked deck at the stanchion base. There were backing plates under them, however, not very large in area to distribute the force. The problem may never exist as long as the stanchion doesn't receive any horizontal forces. Hard to guarantee that on a sailboat.
Later,
Bones
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