Trailering eye on front keel of 20SF

[michaelgon]

Thank you all for your feed back! I spent some time yesterday messing around with the boat and actually removed the eye completely...come to find out, the U-bolt legs sheared off. It's tough to say if the backing is actually rotted out or if the Stainless has simply become brittle over the years like every other stainless screw in the boat!

This boat has been kept in a warehouse since new in 1970 and very well cared for. I've experienced various cases where screws are into solid material and the heads just pop off while running around in the boat (for example on ALL of my hatches). I'm beginning to wonder if the fix will be as easy as a removal of the inside half of the trailering eye and reinstallation and sealing of a new one through an inspection plate?

Will post photos of what I find.

[Tiny]

I was able to get mine out easily as well...after years and years the saltwater had eaten each of the shanks nearly clean through...then the nuts rusted almost completely off the back. Getting it out was easy.