[Rhodes22-list] Puzzlement #1, bow hook?

[John Lock]

Hi folks,

Hope the photo is attached to this.  The trailer I got under my boat 
is not the standard issue for an R22.  It works, but has issues, one 
of which is a woefully undersized winch and strap.

While preparing the boat for her trip, I decided we needed an 
additional strap attached to this great, honking hook hanging from 
the bow.  Great idea... right?  As soon as I tensioned the strap, the 
shackle behind the hook snapped right in half.  Upon inspection, it 
was only a plastic or phenolic mounting behind the shackle 
pin.  Obviously, the hook attached to it was really optimistic, 
because there's no way the shackle could have handled the load that 
the hook implied.

So, my question is - "What is supposed to be mounted at this point on 
bow and what should I replace it with?"

Cheers!

John Lock
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Lake Sinclair, GA
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John Lock
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?????? - '79 Rhodes 22
Lake Sinclair, GA
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