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the gunk out and could even see light through the hole from inside the boat. I carefully taped around the spot


and then cut the tip off a new tube of Life Caulk in matching black to blend in with the deck seams. I pressed in as much as I could from below the deck on the inboard side, noticing that I couldn’t get to the outboard side of the chainplate. I would have to remove the chainplate completely to get on that side with the unwieldy caulking gun. Never mind, I would do double


duty from the top. I squeezed and squished and pressed in with a screwdriver and an ice pick forcing the gunk into the cavity again. Finally satisfied that there could be no voids left anywhere, I pressed the deck plate back in place. Then, I re-attached the two shrouds carefully tightening to the correct tension and replacing the cotter pins and split pins after polishing everything lovingly. I replaced the cover plate on the


inside after checking once again that the goop was where it was supposed to be and spooning on a bit more for good measure. I replaced the now dried although wrinkled books and


rusted cans after drying off the shelves. I brought back in the cushions. I said a little prayer and rested. There is a front coming in tomorrow with rain likely. Wish me luck.


Barbara is cruising on her 32-foot,


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Left: Water droplets on chainplate.


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