Recently purchased a Cigarette 20 and seeking information where I can purchase the Bow / Stern Chrome Lift Rings that are used to lift the boat. Currently the original ones are tarnished and I was told by a marina that they screw on and off. Would like to replace them with new chrome ones to improve the image of the boat before I launch it this summer. Live in Warren, Michigan but certainly willing to purchase them from any supplier in the US.

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Thank you,

George

I'm going through the same thing right now and decided to just get the originals rechromed because I couldn't find any.

On a similar note, I just dropped off the hinges and bow light for my Cig 20 at the plating shop. Way easier to re-chrome vs. replace. The hinges are heavy brass and would require a lot of glass work to fit something else on.

The marina is correct. The bow eye can be removed by crawling thru the access hole. Take wrenches with you as it's anchored with 5/8" all-thread.

If you want to replace, this might be fairly close.
http://greatlakesskipper.com/tracker...at-lifting-eye

Sometimes the hardware pieces can be trickly to find new and an exact replacement. I am interested to see the bow light you had on your boat. I guess over the years this was changed out with different versions. My 20 Cigarette was a 1979 and it the Marinium, Aluminum bow light with a perko removable mast stern light. My original style stern light is still available from Perko. The mast has 2 stainless snap clips under the dash to stow the mast when not in use.
My recommendation is to keep a constant eye on e-bay and you can sometimes find NOS hardware.