1993 Hunter Legend 40.5. Require new bow roller
3" in dia. X 27/8" width with a 3/4" center hole
where can I buy theses?
3" in dia. X 27/8" width with a 3/4" center hole
where can I buy theses?
bow roller
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h40.5 bow roller source - Excellent question!
I also needed one. I searched everywhere I could think of. I did find some offerings well over Fifty Bucks
, but being cheap , I refused to accept that.
It is easy to find the correct size roller for a trailer for $5-6 (that's more like it) but it has a 1/2" hole and not a 3/4" hole.
Well I tried drilling one out to 3/4"- this was a failed plan. There is no good way to hold the roller while drilling with a drill press and you still need a non-standard drill length. And even if it did work, I would have to forever drill every replacement.
So, what's the answer?
I took myself down to my local hardware store and bought a 4.5" stainless cap screw with a couple flats and a locking nut. Then I bought two shouldered bushings made of bronze that were 1/2" ID and 3/4" OD from Tractor Supply Co. These bushings were too long, so I cut them down in my lathe (everyone has one of these in their basement,right?) to have a shoulder length of 1/8". The thickness of the stainless anchor roller is 3/16", so the bushing fits in nicely and converts the 3/4" hole to a 1/2" hole. Now I can just buy standard rollers when they wear out and change them in less than 5 minutes.
See the pictures below for the installed result. Sorry I didn't think to take pictures of the bushings and the machining steps. I can machine these bushings for anyone who has a need, but I will be off sailing for a while.
I also needed one. I searched everywhere I could think of. I did find some offerings well over Fifty Bucks
, but being cheap , I refused to accept that.It is easy to find the correct size roller for a trailer for $5-6 (that's more like it) but it has a 1/2" hole and not a 3/4" hole.
Well I tried drilling one out to 3/4"- this was a failed plan. There is no good way to hold the roller while drilling with a drill press and you still need a non-standard drill length. And even if it did work, I would have to forever drill every replacement.
So, what's the answer?
I took myself down to my local hardware store and bought a 4.5" stainless cap screw with a couple flats and a locking nut. Then I bought two shouldered bushings made of bronze that were 1/2" ID and 3/4" OD from Tractor Supply Co. These bushings were too long, so I cut them down in my lathe (everyone has one of these in their basement,right?) to have a shoulder length of 1/8". The thickness of the stainless anchor roller is 3/16", so the bushing fits in nicely and converts the 3/4" hole to a 1/2" hole. Now I can just buy standard rollers when they wear out and change them in less than 5 minutes.
See the pictures below for the installed result. Sorry I didn't think to take pictures of the bushings and the machining steps. I can machine these bushings for anyone who has a need, but I will be off sailing for a while.
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Rich,
Why didn't you chuck it up in your lathe and just drill or bore it out to 3/4"?
I have just made two such rollers for a pal who keeps his boat in the Mediterranean. The sunlight is so strong there that the white nylon rollers just disintegrate after a couple of years.
The new ones are black nylon for better resistance to the UV.
Why didn't you chuck it up in your lathe and just drill or bore it out to 3/4"?
I have just made two such rollers for a pal who keeps his boat in the Mediterranean. The sunlight is so strong there that the white nylon rollers just disintegrate after a couple of years.
The new ones are black nylon for better resistance to the UV.
My roller measure 2 7/8" wide, the dia is 3" but smaller would work. I can drill out the core but who makes rollers in these sizes?
My lathe is very small and the roller would be hard to chuck-up anyway. With the bushing setup I have, I can just buy a roller and install. No muss, no fuss.
Call Garhauer Marine and ask them if they have what you need or can mfg it for you.
www.garhauermarine.com
www.garhauermarine.com
You can check on the hunter parts area of the hunters owner web. I know they have the rollers for the h42.joe jobs said:
Chuck Fort
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