Lift Ring

Hey All,

I changed my first oil yesterday and everything went very easy. Only one almost huge problem, I didn't see that the old O ring was still on the engine block. When I went to put the new filter on I saw something move and it was the old O ring. That would have been a real problem.

Now the next question is that the bow lifting ring needs some work. The 2 small approximately 1 inch screws on either side of the ring are stripped. When I pulled the 2 screws out the lifting ring seems fairly secure but moves about 1/8 inch when turning it clockwise and counter clockwise.

I would like to have this a little more secure as I am planning on using the ring to clip the cables for a barefooot pole.

Any suggestions?

leftseat88 wrote: Hey All, Now the next question is that the bow lifting ring needs some work. The 2 small approximately 1 inch screws on either side of the ring are stripped. When I pulled the 2 screws out the lifting ring seems fairly secure but moves about 1/8 inch when turning it clockwise and counter clockwise. I would like to have this a little more secure as I am planning on using the ring to clip the cables for a barefooot pole. Any suggestions?

A barefoot booms cables goes to the bow eye in the stem and not the lifting ring.

The cable for a extended pylon goes to a strap around the stem and not the lifting ring. You'll end up with more damage than just loose screws going to the lifting ring.

Vertical lift only on lifting rings. The aft lifting ring is the same.

Epoxy fill the holes and drill new pilot holes.

leftseat88 wrote: Hey All, I changed my first oil yesterday and everything went very easy. Only one almost huge problem, I didn't see that the old O ring was still on the engine block. When I went to put the new filter on I saw something move and it was the old O ring. That would have been a real problem.

This has happened on 3 out of 3 oil changes I've done on my boat. They always tell you working on cars to check for this, but I've done probably hundreds of oil changes on cars and it maybe happened once in all those times.

These 351s like to hold onto their old oil filter gaskets for some reason.

Bri892001 wrote: leftseat88 wrote: Hey All, I changed my first oil yesterday and everything went very easy. Only one almost huge problem, I didn't see that the old O ring was still on the engine block. When I went to put the new filter on I saw something move and it was the old O ring. That would have been a real problem. This has happened on 3 out of 3 oil changes I've done on my boat. They always tell you working on cars to check for this, but I've done probably hundreds of oil changes on cars and it maybe happened once in all those times. These 351s like to hold onto their old oil filter gaskets for some reason.

I agree regarding the gasket. It only had to happen to me once and I'll never forget to check it again. Scary