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How would you mount an eye strap to the ceiling of the cuddy? What would you use as a backer on top of cuddy deck? I want to reroute the centerboard uphaul and down haul through a pully system. Ive seen pictures of how the lines are routed but no photo or description of how the eye strap is fastened to the ceiling. Thanks

Choose your poison.....

1) I have two pulleys (on eyestraps) on my ceiling, but I just screwed them into hefty wood backing pads that were already there for some pulleys on the topside of the cuddy. (See note below) Anyway, I have various sets of cleats, cam-cleats, and footblocks (pulleys) on my roof, so plenty of backing pads to choose from.

2) Bolt it thru the cuddy roof with some nice washers and an acorn nut on the topside (to avoid catching on anything). If you are expecting a very high load then I'd go with option 4 (although you wont' have more than 25ish lbs on your CB uphaul, would you?).

3) Epoxy some wood backing pads to the ceiling. Depending on faith in the Gougeon Brothers vs your tolerance for more holes in the roof, you may want to bolt the backing pads from the topside as well, effectively same as option 1. At least you wont have washers and bolts on the roof (option 2).

4) Put a flat stainless backing pad on the top of the cuddy. If I went this route, I suppose I'd use either a "flat strap" or a "flat tang", or just get some stainless flat bar and make your own (cut, grind, drill). You'll still need acorn nuts.

Note re: Pads: Since I'm not expecting a lot of force on my pulleys and I'm using offcuts of a tropical hardwood (read hard as hell + rot resistant) for my pads, I just used #10 wood screws to hold my eyestraps. If I was using a lesser wood, I'd have properly countersunk some bolt, nut, and washer combination.

Think I got it. Amazon sells SS braces. Ill use one of those with acorn nuts like you said. thanks