Canon ball metal eye

[Peahead]

Just snapped off a cooroded metal eye(loop) from a 15 ib lead canonball ( where I attach the rubber snubber ) The good news is that that ball lasted long enough that it broke before loosing it !!!
I obviously now cannot attach it to the cable. Any ideas how I could replace that eye with something that I could then attach some dacron line to ? Perhaps an easy fix might be to drill a hole in it and screw in a stainless screw, with some dacron line attached... then perhaps add a snubber to that. Anyone tried anything like that with success ?

Rather not have to get the ball melted down and remoulded just to add an eye. Also don't want this thing sitting around unused.

 

[getbent]

Lagbolt in a pilot hole?

just a thought...

Getbent

 

[adrianna3]

Remelt it. Why run the risk of losing again? I use stainless in mine and not one of my customers has ever complained.

Dave

 

[Dogbreath]

Not Dacron-not abrasion resistant enough.

If you give me call I'll drop off some 300# test line you can use instead-am working in your hood tomorrow afternoon.

 

[Peahead]

Hi Carl, I will call you tomorrow am. I will be downtown at work till 5 pm but perhaps you can drop me a piece at my condo front door. Only need couple feet thx!!
604-319-LURE

 

[Peahead]

quote:Originally posted by Peahead

Hi Carl, I will call you tomorrow am. I will be downtown at work till 5 pm but perhaps you can drop me a piece at my condo front door. Only need couple feet thx!!
604-319-LURE

Hey adrianna3, what would it cost to remelt and add stainless loop ? Also can I get canonballs fom you ? 15 lb price?

 

[adrianna3]

I'd do it for 5 bucks, but if you bought a couple cannonballs, I'd do it for free. My current price is $1.50 per pound, so a 15lb ball would be $22.50. Let me know, I'm in Chemainus and work in Duncan.

Dave
246-2404
gdblitt@shaw.ca