[C320-list] Mid-ship Cleat

[Chris Burti]

It is is standard 1-1/4 T track...I don't have the specs, but I have used
hardware from three different manufacturers with no issues...

Chris Burti
Farmville, NC


On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 2:41 PM, Greg Flanagan <greg.flanagan at shaw.ca>
wrote:

> What is the standard track size and holes on the 320?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Greg Flanagan
> Sidney, BC
> Hoop Dancer #1076
>
> > On Jul 26, 2016, at 11:04 AM, Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I have both (two Garhauer and one Schaefer) and prefer the Schaefer.
> Adding
> > a loop of 1/4" line to the pin made  far more useful. I move it from side
> > to side, forward and aft on the tracks and up and down  from the Genoa
> > track to the jib track on the cabin top. This proved farm re effective in
> > setting spring lines at the multitude of docks we experienced on our
> > cruise.
> >
> > In addition, Commitment sails like a drunken bat when at anchor in any
> wind
> > over 5 knots. Using a rolling hitch to tie a spring line from the anchor
> > rode to a mid-ship cleat set well forward moderates that tendency
> greatly.
> >
> > Chris Burti
> > Farmville, NC
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 12:47 PM, Stephen Cox <scox at timmin.com> wrote:
> >
> >>>
> >>> Don't mount one get the Garhauer that fits on the track
> >>
> >> Personally  think the Schaefer equivalent is a nicer cleat.  It looks
> more
> >> in keeping with the other cleats on the boat, has no protrusion on top
> to
> >> catch lines either.  Defender sell them.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Stephen Cox
> >> Tegwen #1141
> >>
> >>
>