Moving the winch eye question-gctid397143

Ya it needs to be replaced, and has halfway pulled out. I figure since if I have to go thru the trouble of replacing it, I might as well put in a SS one. It's been waaaaay to hot lately to squirm my way up into the bow area to see exactly how much room I have to work with, but if I could mount it about 8" lower, it sure would make cranking the boat all the way to the bow stop easier.

JimMc wrote:
Would you need to remove the original bow eye ? It's nice sometimes to have options.

+1

The lower bow eye is better if you ever need a tow....... You can also use it for a hold-down strap for trailering. If it doesn't leak I'd leave it in and as Marine Tex is expensive I would replace it with a new SS one if it's in need.....

[JimMc]

Marine Tex is tough stuff. But if you can get in to back the repair with fiberglass that would be a plus.

Would you need to remove the original bow eye ? It's nice sometimes to have options.

Since my 'ol 2455's bow eye is way to low for today's winch stands to work properly and is showing signs of it's age, I'm thinking about re-locating it higher up on the bow if I can reach in far enough thru the rode locker to attach the backing plate and nuts. I was wondering if Marine-Tex alone will provide an acceptable plug for the existing holes once the re-location is complete. Or since I do encounter large wakes here, should I reinforce it on the back side with a layer of matting and fiberglass?