23' Tsumani Windlass/ Anchor roller attachment

[abl1111]

Even though she's covered for the winter, the spring projects bounce around in my brain ( especially w/ this awesome winter thaw )---

I attached my windlass and anchor roller ---> a Windline, a few years ago - thru-bolted and supported w/ an add'l 1.5" of plywood under the deck. It's solid! However, I did notice recently that the anchor roller has a slight 'shimmy' movement ( the deck seems a bit beveled in the very bow, and the anchor roller, mounted dead center, has only one bolt forward - 2 bolts forward would prevent this - but this is not an option ). So, when you stand under the anchor roller and grab it w/ two hands and push and pull and twist, you see the anchor roller pivot a little on that bevel. Sorry for the graphics, but what the hell...

My idea for a fix: shims on each side of the anchor roller to stop this. What can I shim it with where the strength is not lost and the force is disbursed equally ?

Thx

[Bryan A.]

How about building up a pad with epoxy and fillers, maybe cloth depending on the thickness? The West manual has plenty of info on doing that with deck hardware. The example they use is a sailboad winch. Check it out.

West System Site