Bow eye hardware question

[SgtMaj]

So I bought a new bow eye the other day to replace the old one with (post was nearly rusted down to nothing. I had to sheer it off to get the old one off, but it took almost no effort to sheer off the old bolt.

Anyway, when I opened up the packaging on the new bow eye, I was a little disappointed in the design. It's a common bow eye and is even carried on iboats (though I bought it from a local store here). The problem I see with it is this. The hardware (nut, bolt, and washer) on the new bow eye is made of galvanized steel. Although that will last for 20-30 years on the lakes I fish (it wouldn't last nearly that long on salt water), it will eventually rust out however. I would like something that will last for many generations though. So I'm thinking I can just replace that hardware with stainless steel. The bolt does unscrew from the bow eye.

So I'm wondering if anyone else has done this, and where a person could get stainless steel nuts bolts and washers to fit it.

 

[Nova II 260]

Re: Bow eye hardware question

Thought they were all stainless and cheap enough
i.e SS boweye

 

[SgtMaj]

Re: Bow eye hardware question

Yeah, I went with this type because it fit the existing holes and location well: http://www.iboats.com/Seadog_Bow_Eye/dm/keywords.bow%20eye--**********.802230643--*******.464313916--list_time.1197099308--view_id.39814

as you can tell, the stock is galvanized but also replaceable.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Bow eye hardware question

i've use the seadog one with no problems.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Bow eye hardware question

If you use what you have,.....
And,..... Bed it properly in sealent,......

It's Outlast You........

Most of the Big Box stores carry a limited amount of SSteel bolts,+ hardware.......
But,.....
You have to consider than most SSteel bolts are Much Weaker than the gal. Steel you've got.......

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Bow eye hardware question

then you have the electrolisis of different metals, also.