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steephen
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Initially Posted - 07/06/2003 : 19:11:19

Is it my imagination, or are the bow cleats on either side of the anchor locker a little light for the job of mooring a C-25? Mine are about 4" long, and I can't see that holding the boat in rough sea. Has anyone out there added a bigger cleat up front?
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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 07/06/2003 : 19:33:58

Stephen,

Re: C-25 stock bow cleats.

I think the 6" stock cleats my boat came with are big enough, but I sure wouldn't call them over sized. If I were starting from scratch, I'd prefer to see 8" bow cleats. More than the cleats themselves, I was uncomfortable with the way they were attached to the boat. Mine had 1/4" machine screws with free turning nuts and no washers through rotted plywood backing blocks maybe 1/4"x1"x4". I made up new backing blocks of 3/16" fiberglass roving and epoxy resin, and installed them with fiberglass thickened epoxy. I drilled the mounting holes larger, and installed 5/16" flathead bolts. I've since used them to anchor in winds over 30 knots combined with steep waves of 3' or more with confidence. I'd say 1/4" cleat fasteners are OK everywhere else, but I like to see a bit of overkill on those bow cleats.

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77Gypsy
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Response Posted - 07/07/2003 : 04:22:10

i have the standard 6 inch cleats and have expirienced quite a few violent stoms in the chesapeake bay area in the past 2 months. i haven't notices any problems, myy lines are pretty beefy, but the cleats seem very solid and very well put in place. maybe changing the cleats isn't necessary, maybe consider strengthening the metal plate underneath them.

Steve
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 07/07/2003 : 10:30:40

With our new dock at the club this year we got free of charge the surge that comes from big noreasters. Double docklines and springlines are the norm. (we are Outside the main break-wall.) The first item on our list this coming spring is the installation of new bow cleats. The little things that are on there now weren’t even backed with any washers, let alone any plates. The new ones will be larger at least 8” with a backing of some sturdy marine plywood. Something that will easily carry 2 lines (1/2 to 2/4 diameter each)

D. Wolff - "The Flying Wasp" #401 sr/sk
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