I second using Butyl tape - particularly the Bed-it brand. Not sure exactly
what your chain plates look like. I resealed my chainplates on my 34 with
bed-it in 2020 following recoring the deck in that region and haven't had
any leaking since. I suggest making an angled (e.g. 45 deg) cut in the
fiberglass around the chain plate on the top of the deck if there isn't one
already so that the bed it tape will have some thickness between the
fiberglass and the chain plate. Clean the surfaces with acetone or alcohol.
Roll a bead of tape and push it in as hard as you can - and add enough so
it is sticking up a bit. Then press down the little plate that holds that
in place (with a single layer of bedit tape under it) and screw in place
gently.  Come back and tighten the screws slowly over the course of a few
days so that the tape has time to flow.  Clean up excess tape around the
outside using a sharp knife to cut it around the edge of the metal plate.
Nathan
1981 C&C34
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