stern cleats anyone mount on the gunnels?

sailcat · #1 05-24-2005, 01:42 PM

JW, Are you going to have the rope rub across the top of the gunnel? I bought accons for my 20 but haven't mounted them yet. Let us know how it works. I know there isn't a lot of room to work with on top.

warthog5 · #2 05-24-2005, 03:13 PM

These are 8in Pop Up's on brand X.
http://www.classicmako.com/projects/xshark/bw36.htm

The Kledgecell core was cut back from the rdge of the cutout and back filled with Epoxy/Cabisol.
This created a really solid mount.

JW-Tex · #3 05-24-2005, 05:00 PM

Warthog...I have seen your work and that is part of the motivation for the pop up cleats! Thanks for the refresher.

JW

JW-Tex · #4 05-24-2005, 04:58 PM

Bobber, Good point about the rope rubbing, I trailer the boat and I would only rarely use the cleats (I currently have no cleats back there at all).

JW

sailcat · #5 05-24-2005, 07:42 PM

JW, I trailer mine also. Right now I use a snap hook and clip it to the lifting ring on the transom if I need to tie off. [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

Miles Offshore · #6 05-24-2005, 10:07 PM

i dont have the accon pop-ups but i have standard 6"(?) cleats mounted on the transom gunnel with nice smooth hause pipe for the roipe to go thru- i dont knoew what i would do without them- (but i leave my boat in the water too. ) see it i can find a pic [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

http://images.snapfish.com/3439%3B%3...89865567ot1lsi

heres a picture of a smaller version of the hause pipe on the boat behind mine- mine is larger

http://images.snapfish.com/3439%3B%3...336%3B89ot1lsi

warthog- your accon really looks nice

sailcat · #7 05-24-2005, 10:38 PM

Miles, JW and I don't have one of those fancy 23's. Our 20's are a little different configuration. I don't know if you can see it in this pic but I kind of like the look with out them.

ScottM · #8 05-25-2005, 07:21 AM

bobber,
I really like the "life jacket as a fender" look. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

sailcat · #9 05-25-2005, 01:46 PM

Scott, You have to know I was tied up at Capt. Chucks. This is his idea of a bumper. [img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img] I travel with the no frills attitude and I really didn't want to mark up Generator's pretty 23. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

JW-Tex · #10 05-25-2005, 08:49 AM

Bobber,
Mounted my pop up light and pull up cleat on the bow last night...next week I will mount the pull up cleats in the rear gunnels, I really like the clean look you have. I still have a long way to go on my restoration...having started with a $400 project hull...I plan on painting the hull next winter and putting in a new deck and topside painting the year after.