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Re: Material: Shoulder eye bolt for bow and stern
By:Dave S
Date: 5/14/2003, 6:38 pm
In Response To: Material: Shoulder eye bolt for bow and stern *Pic* (Malcolm Schweizer)

Can't help on the bronze hardware. I checked my copy of Jamestown distributors catalog and they have them, but not in bronze. I just laminated a teardrop shaped bow eye that will be through bolted / epoxied on the foredeck, near the end, backed up on the underside by 1/4 " oak with fender washers. The body is about 4" long and the hole is lined with 1/2" copper tubing epoxied into place. Looks really neet!

#2
anything you have tagging along via a tow line / rope could inhibit rolling. I would think that the closer to the end of the boat, the less it would tend to inhibit, but that's my $.02 worth.

Messages In This Thread

Material: Shoulder eye bolt for bow and stern *Pic*
Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/14/2003, 4:25 pm
Re: eye bolt "threads" in epoxy
Ian in Vancouver -- 5/14/2003, 7:59 pm
Re: eye bolt "threads" in epoxy
Don Lucas -- 5/14/2003, 9:09 pm
Re: eye bolt "threads" in epoxy
Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/15/2003, 11:09 am
Re: eye bolt "threads" in epoxy
Ross Sieber -- 5/15/2003, 12:24 pm
Never use an eye bolt for towing *Pic*
Shawn Baker -- 5/14/2003, 7:51 pm
Re: Never use an eye bolt for towing
Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/14/2003, 8:24 pm
Which Knife for Kayaking?
Gordon Snapp -- 5/15/2003, 12:40 am
Re: Opinel *Pic*
Chip Sandresky -- 5/16/2003, 2:05 pm
I keep one in my cook kit.
Brian Nystrom -- 5/19/2003, 12:38 pm
No more knives for me.. *Pic*
Brian Nystrom -- 5/16/2003, 12:35 pm
Re: Which Knife for Kayaking?
Shawn Baker -- 5/15/2003, 3:31 pm
Re: Which Knife for Kayaking?
Randy Knauff -- 5/15/2003, 2:35 am
I can butter a bagel in 0.8 seconds! ;) *NM*
Shawn Baker -- 5/14/2003, 11:09 pm
Re: I can butter a bagel in 0.8 seconds! ;)
Kyle T -- 5/15/2003, 8:13 am
Re: I can butter a bagel in 0.8 seconds! ;)
Shawn Baker -- 5/15/2003, 3:28 pm
Re: Material: Shoulder eye bolt for bow and stern
LeeG -- 5/14/2003, 6:48 pm
Re: Material: Shoulder eye bolt for bow and stern
Roy Morford -- 5/14/2003, 6:41 pm
Re: Material: Shoulder eye bolt for bow and stern
Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/14/2003, 7:17 pm
Re: Material: Shoulder eye bolt for bow and stern
Dave S -- 5/14/2003, 6:38 pm
Re: Material: Shoulder eye bolt for bow and stern
Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/14/2003, 7:15 pm
Re: tow points must be near cockpit
Shawn Baker -- 5/14/2003, 6:58 pm
Re: tow points must be near cockpit
Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/14/2003, 7:52 pm
Re: tow points must be near cockpit
Shawn Baker -- 5/14/2003, 7:54 pm
Re: Material: Shoulder eye bolt for bow and stern *LINK*
Glen Smith -- 5/14/2003, 6:36 pm
Re: Material: Shoulder eye bolt for bow and stern *LINK*
Glen Smith -- 5/14/2003, 7:21 pm
We have a winner!!! *Pic*
Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/14/2003, 7:20 pm