Boweye Backing Block

[Ranzo]

Hello everyone! I was installing the Catalina Direct boweye kit and did a poor of drilling the upper hole. Is it worth an epoxy fill and re-drill attempt, or will it matter much as it is? Thank you!

 

[Project_Mayhem]

is it just the block that's misdrilled or the fiberglass? if it's the latter, I'd run to the hardware store for for some Unistrut washers. They're very thick and have a heavy anti corrosion treatment. They'll outlast the boat in freshwater

 

[AaronD]

1) The CD backing block is made of High Density Polyethylene. Most epoxies don't really adhere to HDPE (and for those that will bond, flame-treatment is sometimes necessary). So if I was really worried about it, I think I'd skip trying epoxy and instead buy another $10 block and drill again. That said...
2) The block is there to stabilize the bow eye ad distribute the load over a few square inches of fiberglass. If it were my boat, I wouldn't be concerned that the overdrilled hole might cause the block to pull through the bow.

I tend to be overly paranoid about all my repairs; and in this case, even I am definitely in the camp of, "Bolt it back together and go sailing."

 

[Ranzo]

Awesome, thank you so much guys!

 

[Project_Mayhem]

I meant to say use some heavy washers if it's just the plastic block. If it's the fiberglass, you might want to fill it back in and redrill