I did not know that the safety line D hook was a threaded part. It backed out and dropped to the bottom of the Chesapeake. What is this part called? Where can I get a replacement? This part is what the Pelican Hook clips into. I have a 1987 new design.
Part Name? Safety Line threaded D hook.
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Lifeline gate eye, like this ... https://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1|118|2358491|2358492&id=79082
Is this the first time you donated something to Neptune? If so, congratulations on starting a new chapter in your boating life. I could probably buy a new set of sails if I recovered all the stainless hardware just under my dock!
Is this the first time you donated something to Neptune? If so, congratulations on starting a new chapter in your boating life. I could probably buy a new set of sails if I recovered all the stainless hardware just under my dock!
Haha, yup. I'm pretty proud of it. I literally setup everything on the trailer in the parking lot before I set it in the water. This has saved me many many times. Thanks for telling me the part name. Do you know the thread
pitch of the stock lines?
Man you gave me an idea. Get one of those rare earth magnets and put it on the end of a fishing line and go fishing for parts at the dock.
Problem with parts on sailboats -- they are such low-volume production that almost nothing is 'standard'. It depends on what was cheap a few months before your particular boat was built, and therefore, what was in the bin as they made her. That being said, I'll bet that there are only one or two versions of gate eyes available at West Marine, Defender, etc. so it may be a common part that has not changed in years. Best advice -- buy one from a place you can return it, and give it a shot.
