[C320-list] Midship cleats

[Robert E. Sloat]

Chuck and Kathy-I look at form, function and trip hazards on any new deck 
hardware and agree that the toe rail installation is the best.  Jeff Church 
who also had a 320 did a posting or a Mainsheet article on the toe rail 
installation.  Some poor sole in my harbor with an old smaller sail boat has 
cleats mounted on the side of her hull.  No trip hazard, but laying up to a 
dock must be interesting.

I did buy some track cleats from Garhauer for the lower genoa track and use 
them temporarily when needed in a foreign harbor for a spring line. 
Normally they sit in a locker.

Bob Sloat
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck and Kathy Mueller" <katchu at chartermi.net>
To: <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 6:41 PM
Subject: [C320-list] Midship cleats


>I added midship cleats last year near the toe rail.  That is solid 
>fiberglass in that area and I liked the idea of keeping the genoa tack 
>clear.  I bought a set of Perko 6 1/2" cleats that use two 1/4" bolts.  It 
>was a little tricky getting the nuts tightened up as they were behind the 
>cabinet boards in the head and up behind the storage cabinet to port.  But 
>I'm really happy with the way they work.  They were very reasonable too, as 
>the set was less than $30. As I recall, I tackled this after seeing 
>pictures that Jeff Hare had posted.
>
> Chuck Mueller
> Northwind #676
> Holland, MI
>
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>> Has anyone added midships cleats to their boat and if so, how?
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