Note that this customer had the assembly fabricated with holes where the chainplates mount to the bulkhead. They can also be provided without fastener holes that will allow you the customer to drill the holes after test fitting and marking the chainplate using the actual bulkhead holes as a template. This guarantees an exact fit to the bulkhead mounting holes that were originally drilled by hand using the original chainplate as the template.

This is only one configuration of chainplate that is possible. We are aware that earlier Catalina 38's used different configurations depending upon the age of your boat. We will need your old chainplates to match. Due to subtle changes during production, it is not possible to fabricate custom chainplates without having your old chainplate as an example. We both mechanically polish and then electropolish the completed chainplates. These steps are imperative to prevent immediate degradation of the assembly, particularly where the chainplates pass through the deck, soon after installation.

WARNING: If your boat has experienced a leak at the chainplate, remove the entire chainplate from the boat and inspect it carefully. Salt water held against the stainless steel for an extended period at deck level will often cause crevice corrosion that will not be visible from above or below. This corrosion can compromise the integrity of your entire rig.

1) A 50% nonrefundable deposit will be billed when your order for this item is accepted. The balance will be billed when the product ships.

2) When you order a special order item it sets off a chain of events like Willie Wonka in the chocolate factory. Once you turn the valve the chocolate is coming down the pipe. If you then decide you want caramel, the chocolate is still going to come out of the pipe. We can't put the Chocolate back in the pipe, so someone is going to have to eat it, and it's not going to be us! Your order can't be canceled, returned, or magically changed into caramel, so please order carefully the first time!

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