Bow eye replacement

[jjuriga]

Any advice before I venture out and replace the bow eye on my v20? I have already purchased the new bow eye and I am also replacing the steel piece on the inside that the eye bolts go thru (as well as the long bolt that runs up to the bow pulpit). In case anyone is wondering where I got a new one, I took the old one to a steel fabricator here in Fort Lauderdale and they're making me a new one out of 1/8'' stainless steel. I'll have it in hand later this week, ready to install this weekend.

Any advice on how to actually remove the old one and put the new one in,while on the trailer? I surely dont want the boat to slide off the back... I am guessing lower the front of the trailer so the weight is towards the front. The actual replacement seems pretty straight forward... oh yea, should I use some 3m 5200 when installing the new one?

Any tips are appreciated!