Windlass Bow Roller

RamkerRamker Member Posts: 32 ✭
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The windlass bow roller is loose and shifts when retrieving the anchor.  Haven't really investigated much, is that mounted through the topside access hole or through the mirror at the v berth?  Can it be fixed by putting some kind of metal mounting plate on the underneath side?
'03 Rinker 312 Fiesta Vee
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  • reneechris14reneechris14 Member Posts: 3,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Access is though the mirror. Some have upgraded this. I think I'll be looking in to this for winter project.
    2005 Rinker FV342  Pawcatuck river,Ct
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  • IanIan Member Posts: 3,081 ✭✭✭✭✭
    As @reneechris14 siad, through mirror on ours.

    Regards,

    Ian

    The Third “B”

    Ravena Coeymans Yacht Club

    https://www.rcyachtclub.com/

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  • RamkerRamker Member Posts: 32 ✭
    Great, thank you.  Will dig into it a bit this weekend.
    '03 Rinker 312 Fiesta Vee
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  • RamkerRamker Member Posts: 32 ✭
    Finally getting around to this - how is the mirror removed.  I was messing with it for a few minutes and thought for sure I would break the mirror.
    '03 Rinker 312 Fiesta Vee
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  • GMSLITHOGMSLITHO Member Posts: 1,626 ✭✭✭✭
    Velcro 
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  • GMSLITHOGMSLITHO Member Posts: 1,626 ✭✭✭✭
    Mine is Velcro it’s a 270 
    I have the same problem looked at it last year but couldn’t repack the nuts to tighten it I think I have to cut a bigger hole to reach in there 
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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 9,020 ✭✭✭✭✭
    When I finally got my mirror off, I pulled off some of the Velcro for the future!
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  • reneechris14reneechris14 Member Posts: 3,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    On the 342 its the vinyl piece below the mirror witch gives you access to a 6in port hole. If you want to access the bow roller the wall in the foward berth will have to come out.
    2005 Rinker FV342  Pawcatuck river,Ct
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  • DanD2DanD2 Member Posts: 848 ✭✭✭
    I helped the previous owner of my 342 tighten up those bolts without taking the forward berth apart. It WAS NOT easy but I used a bunch of extensions to hold the nuts in place while the topside was tightened.
    No longer a boat owner.....previous boat - 2005 Rinker Fiesta Vee 342
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  • RamkerRamker Member Posts: 32 ✭
    Velcro sounds a lot more manageable than pulling out the whole v-berth.  I was able to remove the small vinyl piece and saw the port hole but it's so small I couldn't even see up to where the nuts were.
    '03 Rinker 312 Fiesta Vee
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  • reneechris14reneechris14 Member Posts: 3,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Video with your phone. Press record stick your phone in the hole and move around real slow.
    2005 Rinker FV342  Pawcatuck river,Ct
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  • Black_DiamondBlack_Diamond Member Posts: 5,439 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I pulled the whole front berth wall off to get access. Bronze bushing to fix the wallowed out forward hole and epoxied in place. Bolt thru the bushing. Added backing plates to all three mount points. Pics from my 342. 


    Past owner of a 2003 342FV
    PC BYC, Holland, MI
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  • RamkerRamker Member Posts: 32 ✭
    Wow nice job.
    '03 Rinker 312 Fiesta Vee
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