[C320-list] TOE RAIL

Greg Flanagan greg.flanagan at shaw.ca
Wed Aug 26 12:56:08 PDT 2020


Same as others, but have only one and move it from side to side for docking. Take it off when sailing as it can be a trip/line hazard. Works well. 

Greg
Hoop Dancer #1076
Sidney, BC

> On Aug 26, 2020, at 8:31 AM, Christian <ccaper at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Same here, adjustable cleat on genoa track. This is the cleat I bought:
> https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop-by-boat/catalina-38/hull-deck/midship/midship-mooring-cleat-stainless-1-14quot-track/
> 
> It's not cheap, at $139 (think it was $119 when I bought), but it's solid
> stainless, and looks attractive. And yes, I bought two, one for port and
> one for starboard, though I only needed 1 for docking. But I knew sooner
> or later, in a last minute hectic switch of docking sides on approach, one
> would get lost overboard. So I bought two from the get go, to preserve a
> marriage. :)
> 
> -Christian Caperton
> 1994 C320 #138 "Canuck" Monroe Harbor, Chicago, IL
> 
> On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 10:17 AM Doug Treff <doug at treff.us> wrote:
> 
> > Same here - Adjustable cleat, all the way forward on the genoa track. If
> > you get a long enough line, you can rig a fore-and-aft spring line on
> > there. I do that a lot, especially when I'm tied in a really tight slip
> > where I need to control my fore and aft position closely.
> >
> > --
> > Doug Treff
> > doug at treff.us
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 26, 2020, at 10:57 AM, Chris Burti wrote:
> > > John,
> > > We use adjustable cleats on the forward end of each genoa track. This
> > works
> > > very well for us.
> > >
> > > I ended up with two extra Garhauer adjustable cleats if anyone is
> > > interested.
> > >
> > > https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31yLAKT%2BnbL._AC_.jpg
> > >
> > > Chris Burti
> > > Commitment #867
> > > Farmville, NC
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 10:26 AM John Morrison <
> > sail-ability at sympatico.ca>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Has anyone installed a track on the toenail? I’m thinking between the
> > 2nd
> > > > and 3rd stantion to put a cleat or fair lead on.
> > > > JohnM
> > > > 1999#574
> > > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> >


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