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

[Slim]

John,

I use something like that to secure the anchor that hangs on the bow pulpit.
The hook only keeps the anchor's tail from swinging and it doesn't have to
be very strong.  If you want to strap the boat to the trailer in addition to
the winch strap attached to the bow eye, put the strap all the way over the
bow itself.  Do the same on the stern.

Slim

On 3/9/07 5:31 PM, "John Lock" <jlock at relevantarts.com> wrote:

> 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
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> ?????? - '79 Rhodes 22
> Lake Sinclair, GA
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> Url: 
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> 
> 
> 
> John Lock
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> ?????? - '79 Rhodes 22
> Lake Sinclair, GA
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
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