Help with strange type of bolt

bolts

I'm hoping someone can help me identify what type of bolt(if it is even a bolt) this is, what it is used for and most importantly how to remove it.

This is used to attached a boat engine to a transom, there are three other normal bolts (one in the bottom of one of the pictures).

Front of bolt

back of bolt

Best Answer

My guess would be a carriage bolt, but it's impossible to tell for sure. Take the nut off the inside, hit the bolt with a mallet and see what happens.

Edit based on addition of interior photo...

I wonder if that big black cylinder is some type of damper intended absorb shock and vibration. Maybe the one on the other side failed and they replaced it with a regular bolt. You might try a channellock pliers or such to take it off (if that's your goal). Or post this to a boat forum and see if anybody has a better answer.