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Thanks for the recommendation for Sue at Beacon. We have been working on this together but she cannot find the 93 version of the anchor roller. Is anyone aware of any salvage companies that focus on Whalers? Or has a roller they are interested in selling?
Just to help others visualize what DCWhaler is looking for...
The 19 Outrage II has a stainless steel anchor roller at the bow. In the first year of production (1992), the anchor roller used was an off-the-shelf piece of hardware similar to those offered by Windline and Seadog, very similar to this:
The roller simply bolts flat to the deck at the bow.
Beginning sometime during the second year of production, Whaler apparently upgraded the hardware package on the 19 Outrgae II. This included improved locker doors on the console and leaning post, as well as a custom stainless steel anchor roller.
There are some decent photos of the custom oem roller on Gulfsurfer's personal page (scroll down in the photos until you see those highlighting the bow lockers):
The custom roller has an extension that hooks down into the molded groove/channel leading to the anchor locker. This is the oem roller arrangement that DCWhaler is seeking.
I looked at the OE roller and if push comes to shove......you can fabricate a similar one. Locate an anchor roller with an identical (or close to) total length. You could then cut down the upper sides of the channel and duplicate the downward turn. You can sand and buff the cuts to make smooth and match. The cut best done on a band saw to prevent overheating of the stainless. The bend pretty straight forward. They also have metal water cutting machines out now at quite a few shops that can do remarkable and precise cuts.
