Bow Eye Replacement - Page 2

willy · #11 10-02-2005, 07:06 PM

Thanks RP and all, so the consensus is to cut eye off oustside and drift punch it in, find a suitable piece of no rust metal cut to shape, 5200 area to seal, but where do you get the actual correct size bow eye from ???

#12 10-02-2005, 07:18 PM

Did the same thing on mine, just make sure you cut close to the hull as you can because the u-bolt on mine had a bump-out that stuck out to keep the u-bolt from going past a certain point. I'm sure someone else can make more sense of my gibberish :-[ , but you'll see what I mean if you look at it closely.

jaysea · #13 10-02-2005, 08:15 PM

when mine eye broke my thought was to get one bigger an stronger but after going an shoping for the new eye the easiest ,was to get the same size,no redrilling or resizing the hull,there standard sized

willy · #14 10-02-2005, 08:50 PM

so you guys are saying that the outside is larger diameter than the part that goes thru the hull so that it won't pull in when you tighten it from inside right

#15 10-02-2005, 10:11 PM

yes

Skools Out · #16 10-03-2005, 12:13 AM

do you need one? i think i have several here that are new.

willy · #17 10-03-2005, 02:17 AM

Absolutely Skools let me know cost ,

willy · #18 10-03-2005, 02:21 AM

I sent you a post

reelapeelin · #19 10-03-2005, 09:07 AM

Ya know, Jeff's right...I think there IS a ''shoulder'' on the outside of the bolt...which means you're back to the INSIDE for cutting...you might find it easier to drill out the nut...go at an angle and drill into where the side of the bolt and top of the nut meet...tap it and strart small... ;)...

macojoe · #20 10-03-2005, 10:34 AM

Mine was so badly rotted that all it took was to tighten it a little and it snaped off!

On this boat I might have to grind it?? But they also have outside plates so when you tigten it it won't pull through. I might go this way with the new one?