[C320-list] Mid-ship Cleat

[Chris Burti]

I'll add one more 'con' to the permanent mount option...every hole in the
deck is a potential leak...if it is a place here the deck is not solid FRP
and drilling exposes the core, you will have to seal off the core with
epoxy filler to avoid rot.
Cb
Commitment, #867

Chris Burti
Farmville, NC


On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 3:46 PM, Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>> >>
>> >>
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