[C320-list] pad eye attached to deck

[Robert E. Sloat]

Bruce-Unless the pad eyes are obviously dedicated to holding something like 
the bimini to the deck or a flag pendant, I think it would be prudent to use 
backing plates.  Small eyes for my 2002 installed from the factory are used 
for the bimini and sit on top of the edge of the deck in the cockpit area. 
It looks like ss screws into the fiberglass is all that are used.  This is a 
low load application and the eyes are small enough that not much anchoring 
force would be required.

If the pad eyes used are large and no backing plate is used, then a 
subsequent owner might get into a lot of trouble if large load was applied. 
I installed large folding pad eyes from Wichard for my spinnaker and they 
sell matching triangular backing plates which I used.  Fortunately, the pad 
eyes are mounted laterally from the primary winches per Catalina deck plan 
in my owner's manual through solid fiber glass.  One of the backing plates 
hides behind the cosmetic woodwork in the aft cabin and the other ends up in 
the port cockpit locker.

Robert I. Sloat
Savannah Hull 894
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Stanley" <brucestanley36 at gmail.com>
To: "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.org>
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 4:25 AM
Subject: [C320-list] pad eye attached to deck


>I want to added pad eyes attachments to the deck of my C320 Mk1.
> This will need to take a load of 100lbs.
> Do I need to add a plate under it?
> Will the internal lining cave in? ... or is that up!
>
> suggestions appreciated.
>
> Bruce Stanley / C320 #1084
> Sydney / Australia