Bow eye repair (inside)

[C YENSEN]

Hey boys,

before you buy or get ready to hang your V to bottom paint it, you might want to check on this. I made this repair two years ago when I bought the boat. Pain in the *** to fix, but it needed it. Check out the album in my gallery under Bow eye repair. I guess 23 years of rain and water running down the main rod rusted her out. Make sure your front middle cleat is sealed good and tight.

here is the link
;D
http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=album150

[msbhammer]

Hmm, I dont have all that extra stuff you have C.Y., I just have the eye and washer. Thats it. Was that other rusted support homemade ???

[C YENSEN]

I dont think so....we will have to ask around to the other guys..... ??? that is what mine looked like when i bought her. look at my signature pic, the two front dock lines go to the cleat and it is held in place by the rod you see in the pics, the rod is like 2 feet long. Do you have that center middle cleat???

[THEFERMANATOR]

You only have that rod if you got the bow lift eye ring from the factory. The standard option did not include the metal rod. They only installed it on boats that got the extra option for the heavy duty bow ring so you could support the front of the boat with it and pick the front up with a crane for storing your boat.

[C YENSEN]

why thank you sir 8)

there is your answer Hammer ;)

my boat is SPECIAL ::)

[THEFERMANATOR]

As best I can tell from HAMMERS gallery, his has the standard cleat on the bow and not the lift eye ring. There pretty easy to tell apart. The heavy duty one has an actual eye in the center of it for atatching a large diameter rope, whereas the standard cleat is just that.

[msbhammer]

Questioned answered. Thanks Therm. ;)

[charlie_the_tuna]

i have the same one with the threaded rod inside but will remove it (eventually) and replace it with a bollard.
i dont plan on lifting mine anytime soon.

[C YENSEN]

i have the same one with the threaded rod inside but will remove it (eventually) and replace it with a bollard.
i dont plan on lifting mine anytime soon.

that is where they pick mine up to bottom paint her ;)

[frayed_knot]

Mine has the lift eye / rod setup, but it is solid as in no rust. One time the deck had lossened up and slipped bellow the lift eye. It looked like the eye was sticking above the deck an inch or so. Freaked me out. I banged on the deck and wiggled the lift eye and it went back together. I need to seal it up real good, but I was going to put a plate underneath the deck first.

[C YENSEN]

make sure you seal her REAL good or it will look like my before photos ;)

[macojoe]

I have or should say Had, the same set up. The rod rotted like yours
I saved the cleat and reused it, but there is no rod going to the bow eye any longer.
I knew a guy that lost his boat off the trailer cause the bow eye failed!!
Ever since I now have transom straps, I never did for years!! But now I won't leave home with out them!!

[C YENSEN]

i also use transom straps everywhere i go...cheap insurance ;) ;D

[Blue_Runner]

Good job on the repair Cy. Yes transom straps fo sho. ;D

[C YENSEN]

thanks BR just wanted to post in case someone else needed to tackle this repair ;)

[whalenkm]

thanks BR just wanted to post in case someone else needed to tackle this repair ;)

As a matter of fact, this is something willy mentioned to me that needed to be fixed on O.S. A very timely post for me. Check it out. I have no rod as there is no lift ring (pulpit is there) but it looks like there used to be one. Problem is I have nobody to make me a new piece like your dad did!

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s106/whalenkm/P1060294.jpg

[frayed_knot]

Ken, I don't think you need to have the bar there if the deck is firm. You can just have a plate made to replace whats there, that way you don't yank the bow eye out.

[macojoe]

Unless you going to be lifting the boat you're not going to need the rod.
I reused my cleat with a backing plate

[pikfish]

You will also want to check the condition of the block of wood under the plate. If has rotted out you will want to replace it.

[C YENSEN]

if you dont need to lift her by the eye (bottom paint), then just take her apart, get your self a new piece of metal (metal shop...local) or maybe even a good piece of plywood and wrap her in fiberglass. then re-glass her to the hull. drill holes. and get a new bow eye.

But........be careful loading her on the trailer till you fix her, you dont want that bow eye coming out of the front of the hull. :o

[C YENSEN]

and yes it looks like yours did have the road to the lift eye ;)