By Kevin

When we had our chain plates replaced last summer the bow chain plate was welded to the bow roller. So, the whole assembly had to be replaced. The crew that did the work fabricated a strong and functional new bow roller. See the attached pictures.

You’ll notice that it has two stainless steel pins that that be inserted to keep the chain or rode from “jumping” out of the roller channels. They have a nice swivel device at the end, which make it a quick job to slide them into place in bouncing water.

The only improvement I would make to this bow roller is to flare out the forward edges where the chain goes onto the wheels. This would widen the angle from which we could haul in chain.