[C320-list] midship Cleats

[Jeff Church]

Bruce,

Check out my album on the C320 site for pictures of the midship cleats that 
I installed. I think I used 6" cleats that I purchased at West. The 6" cleat 
works well, but I'd suggest using an 8" cleat if you can find one that has a 
base which isn't wider than the rail. The recess on the underside of the 
rail is too narrow for a plate, but you can use washers instead because the 
fiberglass at the rail is very strong (over an inch thick). You will have to 
remove the insides of the cabinet above the dry locker in the galley and 
some of the interior pieces above the medicine cabinet in the head. You 
won't be able to get a hand into the recess, but if you tape the nut and 
washers to an open end wrench you can slide that up into the recess to meet 
the bolt. If you drop the nut it will forever rattle around between the 
liner and hull, so stuff some rags under the area where you are working.

If this sounds a little too tricky, you might first try using a cleat on the 
jib track and see if you are satisfied with that.

Jeff

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "June Bruce" <brucestanley36 at hotmail.com>
To: <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 6:16 PM
Subject: [C320-list] midship Cleats


>I have a need to install midship Cleats on my C320
>
> The backing plate is the big question ...
> particularly getting to the narrow toe rail.
>
> Another option would be to position the midship Cleat in from the toe 
> rail,
> but this is not my preferred point.
>
> Any advice on the backing plate and otherwise would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> Bruce Stanley #1084
>
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>