http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/

Three pics here. One is of a cleat like thing that I would assume is to
guide a mooring line to keep it in place. What's it called, and what's it
used for.

Second pic, of the configuration of my bow reel. I think it would be better
if the vee landing would be below the d ring, as when I come in, I'm usually
floating higher than the rubber pulley. Total reconfiguration and location,
but not a problem. Should the bow eye on the boat be below or above the
receiving vee?

Last thing, oxidized aluminum. How to treat? Sand it off, and repaint with
what, and seal with Sharkhide, I would ass-u-me.

Thanks in advance, and sorry to take you all away from your politics.

Steve

On Sun, 8 Nov 2009 16:16:19 -0700, "SteveB"
wrote:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/

Three pics here. One is of a cleat like thing that I would assume is to
guide a mooring line to keep it in place. What's it called, and what's it
used for.

Second pic, of the configuration of my bow reel. I think it would be better
if the vee landing would be below the d ring, as when I come in, I'm usually
floating higher than the rubber pulley. Total reconfiguration and location,
but not a problem. Should the bow eye on the boat be below or above the
receiving vee?

Last thing, oxidized aluminum. How to treat? Sand it off, and repaint with
what, and seal with Sharkhide, I would ass-u-me.

Thanks in advance, and sorry to take you all away from your politics.

Steve

May also want to give Steve some tips on spray painting.

Nice scrub land. Wonder where the nearest water is...

On Sun, 8 Nov 2009 16:16:19 -0700, "SteveB"
wrote:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/

Three pics here. One is of a cleat like thing that I would assume is to
guide a mooring line to keep it in place. What's it called, and what's it
used for.

It's called a chock and it's used as a lead fairway for dock lines or
fenders.

Second pic, of the configuration of my bow reel. I think it would be better
if the vee landing would be below the d ring, as when I come in, I'm usually
floating higher than the rubber pulley. Total reconfiguration and location,
but not a problem. Should the bow eye on the boat be below or above the
receiving vee?

Below - that's a fairly standard configration as your want the reel
and line to be as straight as possible to the bow. From the picture,
it's perfect at it is.

Last thing, oxidized aluminum. How to treat? Sand it off, and repaint with
what, and seal with Sharkhide, I would ass-u-me.

That's a tough one. I'd suggest just a quick sand, prime and paint.
I'm not sure that's even a real problem other than being a minor
annoyance in terms of cosmetics.

On Nov 8, 3:16�pm, "SteveB" wrote:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/

Three pics here. �One is of a cleat like thing that I would assume is to
guide a �mooring line to keep it in place. �What's it called, and what's it
used for.

Second pic, of the configuration of my bow reel. �I think it would be better
if the vee landing would be below the d ring, as when I come in, I'm usually
floating higher than the rubber pulley. �Total reconfiguration and location,
but not a problem. �Should the bow eye on the boat be below or above the
receiving vee?

Last thing, oxidized aluminum. �How to treat? �Sand it off, and repaint with
what, and seal with Sharkhide, I would ass-u-me.

Thanks in advance, and sorry to take you all away from your politics.

Steve

Steve, I'd suggest that you invest about $40.00 in a copy of "Chapman
Piloting & Seamanship 66th Edition (Chapman Piloting, Seamanship and
Small Boat Handling)". It may not tell you about painting but it will
answer any number of boating questions, some of which you may not have
even thought of yet! Welcome to the never-ending education about
boats! Learn all you can while ashore, you won't have time for
research on the water!

Mike

"SteveB" wrote in message
...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/

Three pics here. One is of a cleat like thing that I would assume is to
guide a mooring line to keep it in place. What's it called, and what's
it used for.

Second pic, of the configuration of my bow reel. I think it would be
better if the vee landing would be below the d ring, as when I come in,
I'm usually floating higher than the rubber pulley. Total reconfiguration
and location, but not a problem. Should the bow eye on the boat be below
or above the receiving vee?

Last thing, oxidized aluminum. How to treat? Sand it off, and repaint
with what, and seal with Sharkhide, I would ass-u-me.

Thanks in advance, and sorry to take you all away from your politics.

Steve


Leave the aluminum painted. I like the bow eye below the roller. Then you
have a litte extra protection of the boat coming forward in a hard stop.
Just do not back the trailer in as far and the boat will not be floating at
the roller.

"jps" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 8 Nov 2009 16:16:19 -0700, "SteveB"
wrote:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/

Three pics here. One is of a cleat like thing that I would assume is to
guide a mooring line to keep it in place. What's it called, and what's
it
used for.

Second pic, of the configuration of my bow reel. I think it would be
better
if the vee landing would be below the d ring, as when I come in, I'm
usually
floating higher than the rubber pulley. Total reconfiguration and
location,
but not a problem. Should the bow eye on the boat be below or above the
receiving vee?

Last thing, oxidized aluminum. How to treat? Sand it off, and repaint
with
what, and seal with Sharkhide, I would ass-u-me.

Thanks in advance, and sorry to take you all away from your politics.

Steve

May also want to give Steve some tips on spray painting.

Nice scrub land. Wonder where the nearest water is...

Lots of water in Southern Utah. Rivers and very large lakes. Mead, Powell,
and probably a few smaller lakes.

"Mike" wrote in message
...
On Nov 8, 3:16?pm, "SteveB" wrote:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/

Three pics here. ?One is of a cleat like thing that I would assume is to
guide a ?mooring line to keep it in place. ?What's it called, and what's
it
used for.

Second pic, of the configuration of my bow reel. ?I think it would be
better
if the vee landing would be below the d ring, as when I come in, I'm
usually
floating higher than the rubber pulley. ?Total reconfiguration and
location,
but not a problem. ?Should the bow eye on the boat be below or above the
receiving vee?

Last thing, oxidized aluminum. ?How to treat? ?Sand it off, and repaint
with
what, and seal with Sharkhide, I would ass-u-me.

Thanks in advance, and sorry to take you all away from your politics.

Steve

Steve, I'd suggest that you invest about $40.00 in a copy of "Chapman
Piloting & Seamanship 66th Edition (Chapman Piloting, Seamanship and
Small Boat Handling)". It may not tell you about painting but it will
answer any number of boating questions, some of which you may not have
even thought of yet! Welcome to the never-ending education about
boats! Learn all you can while ashore, you won't have time for
research on the water!

Mike

I spent about seven years on the Gulf of Mexico as a diver and crane
operator. We worked with some hefty stuff, but this small stuff has me
baffled half the time. Now, if you want an eye splice in a five in hawser,
that I can do.

Steve

"Bill McKee" wrote in message
m...

"jps" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 8 Nov 2009 16:16:19 -0700, "SteveB"
wrote:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/

Three pics here. One is of a cleat like thing that I would assume is to
guide a mooring line to keep it in place. What's it called, and what's
it
used for.

Second pic, of the configuration of my bow reel. I think it would be
better
if the vee landing would be below the d ring, as when I come in, I'm
usually
floating higher than the rubber pulley. Total reconfiguration and
location,
but not a problem. Should the bow eye on the boat be below or above the
receiving vee?

Last thing, oxidized aluminum. How to treat? Sand it off, and repaint
with
what, and seal with Sharkhide, I would ass-u-me.

Thanks in advance, and sorry to take you all away from your politics.

Steve

May also want to give Steve some tips on spray painting.

Nice scrub land. Wonder where the nearest water is...

Lots of water in Southern Utah. Rivers and very large lakes. Mead,
Powell, and probably a few smaller lakes.

Quail Hollow Lake is about six miles from my house. The state largemouth
and crappie records were from there, last I heard. Both keepers and catch
and release. I caught a limit of trout in half an hour yesterday afternoon.
The trip before that, I caught a 20" and two 18"ers in about an hour.

Mead sucks. I grew up in Henderson, Nevada. Lake Mead used to be
largemouth bass and crappie heaven. In the old days, the bass limit was 10
fish or 50#. Crappie were caught by the ice chest full. Then they put in
the stripers. To me, a striper is one step above a carp.

Then in 1984, the lake overflowed into the Colorado River system below
Hoover Dam, and the stripers ate all the trout.

Lake Powell ................... eh. I'd rather go up to some small mountain
lake or set of lakes and go float tubing or kayaking, or stream fishing
instead of going down there and listening to a bunch of drunks play hip hop
at loud levels, or buzz you with their PWC while you're trying to troll
motor fish along the bank.

Mead used to get 250,000 people on 4th of July. Not my idea of getting away
from it all for a few days.

Steve

"Bill McKee" wrote

Leave the aluminum painted. I like the bow eye below the roller. Then
you have a litte extra protection of the boat coming forward in a hard
stop. Just do not back the trailer in as far and the boat will not be
floating at the roller.

Thought of that as I was in the middle of retrieval last evening. For
years, I would launch and recover my own boat, and had a system. This time,
with wifey, it is very different. I can see that I am going to have to redo
under the boat and put some carpeted boards, and a couple of more guides and
stops up frontward, where I can put the trailer minimally in the water, then
power up and slide up. Lock on the eye hook to keep it from rolling off
during pullout, then winching it all the way up once I'm at the top of the
ramp and stopped. A foot long safety chain with a snap eye on the bow eye
bolt just in case the strap breaks.

The two side carpeted board guides are perfect, but the rollers under the
boat need some reworking and replacing, and I have always liked long boards
under there to evenly support the weight. Time to work on a lot of things
now the weather is cooler.

I like your idea about the bow eye for protection against a hard stop. I
think my problem was having the trailer too deep in the water on retrieval.

Steve

On Sun, 8 Nov 2009 20:34:01 -0800, "Bill McKee"
wrote:


"jps" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 8 Nov 2009 16:16:19 -0700, "SteveB"
wrote:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/

Three pics here. One is of a cleat like thing that I would assume is to
guide a mooring line to keep it in place. What's it called, and what's
it
used for.

Second pic, of the configuration of my bow reel. I think it would be
better
if the vee landing would be below the d ring, as when I come in, I'm
usually
floating higher than the rubber pulley. Total reconfiguration and
location,
but not a problem. Should the bow eye on the boat be below or above the
receiving vee?

Last thing, oxidized aluminum. How to treat? Sand it off, and repaint
with
what, and seal with Sharkhide, I would ass-u-me.

Thanks in advance, and sorry to take you all away from your politics.

Steve

May also want to give Steve some tips on spray painting.

Nice scrub land. Wonder where the nearest water is...

Lots of water in Southern Utah. Rivers and very large lakes. Mead, Powell,
and probably a few smaller lakes.

Isn't Mead a pond now?