: I've had mixed success with the wooden padeyes over the years. My first were
: made of teak and they have held on the boat for over 8 years now. I've
: made others out of ash which started popping off after a year. So far I
: have used teak, mahogany and ash and the only ones with any problem have
: been the ones made of ash and they have consistantly been problematic.

: I would suggest switching to mahogany or teak.

: I am surprised teak has worked so well given that it is notoriously hard to
: glue, but oak has an even worse reputation.

: I soak the padeyes in unthickened epoxy first then glue them in place with
: cabosil thicken resin.

Perhaps the problem is with the wood,but I sure like the look of oak.

Maybe I went wrong after I soaked them. I let them dry on a sheet of wax paper,sanded the spot on the boat but not the bottom of the padeye!!

BTW the boat was sitting on the lawn in the warm sun. when the hooks let go,one landed about 10' from the boat,the other went at least 50'!!

Pretty good slingshot!

Terry