Re: Bow Eye
> If your stem is thick enough, how about drilling a hole through itrecommends it
> SIDEWAYS, and glueing in a 5/8 in. copper pipe? Rob White
> for dinghy towing eyes. You can run a short piece of line throughthe
> pipe and splice it to form a loop.You could also consider glueing in that white plumbing pipe. If you
>
> Ford Walton
>
>
heat it enough with a torch that it looses it's shine (oxydizes), or
use a glue primer, it will glue with epoxy, and isn't as likely to
work in the joint as a metal pipe.
You can also make your own pipe by wrapping roving around something.
When it dries you can install as is, or turn to a dimension on a
lathe.
Dennis,
If your stem is thick enough, how about drilling a hole through it
SIDEWAYS, and glueing in a 5/8 in. copper pipe? Rob White recommends it
for dinghy towing eyes. You can run a short piece of line through the
pipe and splice it to form a loop.
Ford Walton
pseudodion42 wrote:
If your stem is thick enough, how about drilling a hole through it
SIDEWAYS, and glueing in a 5/8 in. copper pipe? Rob White recommends it
for dinghy towing eyes. You can run a short piece of line through the
pipe and splice it to form a loop.
Ford Walton
pseudodion42 wrote:
>
> I need to put a bow eye in the Dobler for trailering purposes. I am
> not looking to use the eye to take the stress of winching the boat
> onto the trailer, but rather just looking for something to attach the
> rope to to hold it on the trailer as I'm moving down the road. Any
> suggestions as to the size I need?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dennis
>
>
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--- In bolger@y..., "pseudodion42" <pseudodion3@a...> wrote:
I think that if you install that eye, someone, sometime, somewhere
will attempt to use it to secure the boat against a hard chance -
anchoring, mooring or towing - any of which would make pulling it up
on the trailer seem a piece of cake. Within reason (e.g. no teacup
hooks), I think that any reasonably sized eye (i.e. one that you can
pass a decent sized line through) would be more than strong enough
for any conceivable contingency. The question would be whether the
eye will remain attached to the boat!
Ciao for Niao,
Bill in MN
> I need to put a bow eye in the Dobler for trailering purposes. I amthe
> not looking to use the eye to take the stress of winching the boat
> onto the trailer, but rather just looking for something to attach
> rope to to hold it on the trailer as I'm moving down the road. AnyDennis:
> suggestions as to the size I need?
I think that if you install that eye, someone, sometime, somewhere
will attempt to use it to secure the boat against a hard chance -
anchoring, mooring or towing - any of which would make pulling it up
on the trailer seem a piece of cake. Within reason (e.g. no teacup
hooks), I think that any reasonably sized eye (i.e. one that you can
pass a decent sized line through) would be more than strong enough
for any conceivable contingency. The question would be whether the
eye will remain attached to the boat!
Ciao for Niao,
Bill in MN
Dennis,
I used a boom bail for an eyestrap that attaches to the front part
of the keel on my Micro. I through bolted it with a 1/4" stainless
bolt. And epoxied the hole where it passes through the keel to
prevent water saturation. I wish I knew more about Dobbler to know
if this would work for you or not.
So far, the rig has held up for rt 128 for approximately 100 miles
with no sign of fatigue.
David Jost
I used a boom bail for an eyestrap that attaches to the front part
of the keel on my Micro. I through bolted it with a 1/4" stainless
bolt. And epoxied the hole where it passes through the keel to
prevent water saturation. I wish I knew more about Dobbler to know
if this would work for you or not.
So far, the rig has held up for rt 128 for approximately 100 miles
with no sign of fatigue.
David Jost
I need to put a bow eye in the Dobler for trailering purposes. I am
not looking to use the eye to take the stress of winching the boat
onto the trailer, but rather just looking for something to attach the
rope to to hold it on the trailer as I'm moving down the road. Any
suggestions as to the size I need?
Thanks,
Dennis
not looking to use the eye to take the stress of winching the boat
onto the trailer, but rather just looking for something to attach the
rope to to hold it on the trailer as I'm moving down the road. Any
suggestions as to the size I need?
Thanks,
Dennis