Ed McChain, Thistle 37VT47, is installing a bigger anchor strike plate to accommodate a 35lb CQR. The new strike plate will also incorporate a bill-bracket to lock the anchor inplace.
Original strike plate and hawse fitting removed. Temporary white plate keeps water out.
Close-up.
So far Ed's discovered several things:
1. The hawse fitting unbolted and came off easily. Removing it from the wire-reinforced hose, which connects it to the deck plate, was not easy and required a sawzall.
2. The strike plate was firmly bedded to the hull making it very difficult to remove.
3. The gel coat under the plate is red--perhaps the tug's original color.
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