Mooring pin repair - suggestions?

[MrUnix]

Attached are a couple of pictures of my front mooring pin.. this is how it was when I purchased the boat. It's not loose, however I want to fix it to prevent water intrusion. I was thinking that I could just rubber mallet it back into position, remove any broken and cracked glass, fill with epoxy and then gelcoat over it to match the existing surface. The pin is located in the very front of my anchor locker, and is completely inaccessible from below, so all work will have to be done from the topside. Does anyone have any other recommendations, tips or hints that might help (other than just slap 5200 all in and over it!).

Thanks!
Brad

 

[Ross]

It looks like someone tried to lift the boat with it. You shackle the bitter end to that? I think that you have some serious glass repairs to do if you would make it as strong as it was to start.

 

[Zaphro]

I would pound it back down, glass it, then re-enforce it with a stainless plate that extends beyond the repair. Cut a U-shaped notch in it come down from above, screw it in and see what happens. If you can't see, it wouldn't hurt to call the manufacturer and see how it's attached on the back side.

 

[roger10055]

repair

i would have two "horse shoes" cut from 3/16" stainless with the center cut the size of the tube. the legs could be 4-6" long and have 3-4 countersunk holes on each leg. i'd use #12 stainless countersunk screws to mount to the hull with the loop of the shoe at the top. i'd try to resin and chopped fibre the damage as best i could, then seal between the plates and the hull with 5200. good luck.

 

[sailingdog]

It looks like there's a lot of damage to the laminate there and you really should repair it.

Personally, I would remove that pin and glass over the damaged areas. Then I would add a u-bolt or padeye that is attached to a large backing plate and well-backed to use as a terminal point for the anchor rode.

 

[MrUnix]

It's not for the anchor!

Thanks for the replies everyone, but I guess I should clarify a bit.. this is the front mooring pin on my Hunter 23 which is generally used only for docking lines, not attaching the anchor rode.. there is a beefy cleat inside the anchor locker for that purpose. Based on Mark Majors' excellent write-up on his H23 deck removal, the pin is simply inserted into a hole that is drilled through _after_ the deck is mated to the hull, and then plugged. A top-view picture is attached from Marks tutorial for a better idea of where the pin is located. Based on the method of installation and purpose of the pin, it seems like a good filling with epoxy and then covering with gelcoat should be sufficent, but I'm open to other suggestions and/or better approaches.

Cheers,
Brad

 

[Brian M H23]

I don't use that pin for anything exept affixing a block at the front of the boat for mast raising...I have a cleat in the foredeck for moorng lines.