Bent anchor roller

[Vegas]

Can anyone recommend the best way to straighten the bent piece on my anchor roller?

If your recommendation involes removing it to repair, is that difficult?

Looks like just some screws holding it to the deck, but i don't know if the factory might have bedded it first in something problematic, such as 5200?

 

[DougM]

The best way would be to,remove the entire bracket. That really should bot be too difficult. It's possible that the machine screws are threaded into a plate embedded into,the deck, or they are through bolted.

Quick and dirty, you may be able to get it reasonably straight by clamping the jaws of a large pipe wrench to the bent section and levering it back into position. Stainless steel work hardens and age hardens, so chances are that you may run the risk if fracturing it.

 

[Gunni]

To repair this you need to remove it from the boat. Yes it will be bedded, and you risk messing up the seal if you fix it by torquing the plate on the boat. But frankly, that is a pretty flimsy bow roller assembly. It will bend again. If it were mine, I would leave it. You can always have a stout custom double roller assembly built to fit your attachment points. 10mm side plates and such.

 

[CHM]

I had the same issue. I used a big pipe wrench wrapped with tape to bend it back in place. No problems since.

 

[JamesG161]

Why fix it? I thought "chicks dig scars" or at least good beer stories!

The way it is done is to heat gently with torch at the bend and bend it slowly as others described. If you find a good welder that has a reliable "heat sink" you might have to only remove the rubber roller. Plus the good welder does this kind of work too.
Jim...

 

[Capt jgw]

I'd remove the roller pin then use a big crescent or pipe wrench to get it roughly in shape, then clamp it between two pieces of thick steel with big C clamps to get it as flat as possible. All in place on the boat. Won't be perfect, but it should point the right direction. And it does look pretty light for a 37 foot boat. Did the anchor chain bend it or did you hit something? If the chain did it you definatly need a heavier roller. Mine bent like that too, but from hitting a concrete dock. Probably saved the hull from damage.