Scouting out the spot for the Shaefeer 6" SS cleat.
End of March 2016 - Anchored in Bahia de Navidad lagoon, MexicoWe have been anchored out now in various places on the Mexican Riviera for over four months straight now.
Scouting out the spot for the schaefeer 6" SS cleat.
Not our Islander Freeport - Here is the example we followed on another 36' Islander Freeport sail boat.
Not our Islander Freeport - Here is the example we followed on another 36' Islander Freeport sail boat.
Not our Islander Freeport - Here is the example we followed on another 36' Islander Freeport sail boat.
We got our SS (Schaefeer Marine - Part Number: 60-150) spring line cleat installed on the starboard side. We copied an Islander Freeport 36’ boat like ours that had one installed. We tried to get the line (test line) so it would not touch the cap rail as it passed by the chock and the rub strake (Part Number: RSE 12") on its way over the cap rail. It went fine until we were installing the (Perko Straight Chock - 4" x 7/8" Chrome Plated Zinc Alloy”) chock. I got caught up into getting the chock aligned with the rub strake and forgot the position it was going to be in. That is, the chock was supposed to be closer to the cleat. Our big test line still has a bit of clearance but not much.
. I suppose if turns into a problem we can move the chock a
1\4 inch or so closer to the cleat with minimum fill and drill and no cosmetic
problem. We will not be using real big lines on this for spring lines.We will use 1\2" lines. We do not want to trip over the cleat and also use it for a variety of purposes.
Checking for clearance with a lager than 1/2 line for the cap rail.
Checking to see how far fro the cap rail or how close we can install the Shaefeer cleat.
We drilled pilot holes first then the 1\4 inch hole for the screws.
Debbie holding a piece of wood in case the screw would hit anything.
The Schaefeer Cleat is in and ready for the 3M4000 UV Marine Adhesive to be applied here and then fender washers and lock nuts and nuts.
Barra-Bahia de Navidad lagoon
The fisher men are pulling up the net they laid by us.
The small fish get thrown back and the Pelicans try to get them first.
The fisher men have rowed on but the Pelicans lazing out still.
Giving the Schaefeer cleat a little persuasive adjustment with the glass hammer.
Ok, ready to be installed with 3M4000 UV Marine Adhesive .
Lining things up.
Sizing things up. We tethered the Perko chock in case ....
Measuring for center of cap rail.
Fitting a chock screw into cap rail.
So we should have the chock a bit closer to the cleat.
We would have liked a SS chock but were only able to find a Chrome
Plated Zinc Alloy at the time in the 4” straight type - this was in Mexico.
Measuring for Perko chock placement.
Measuring for Perko chock placement.
We put the 1' x 1" rub strake on the cap rail next.
Then aligned the chock to it, the chock had one screw in it..
Looking good!
Looks great and should function great!
Note 2018:
We just purchased new Schaefeer 8" cleats and some 6 chocks for the spring lines. As it turns out the smaller ones were just too small for spring lines and a fender line etc.
I did look at other sail boats and they had the same size
spring cleat as their fore and aft cleats. So I guess I did not learn did I?
This is a great addition to the boat and we think Islander
should have installed these at the factory back in 1978 when our 36’ Islander
Freeport was borne.
This seems like it
will be a great position for a preventer line and block to run to the stern.
We now have the boom tied off to the spring cleat so it will
not shade the solar panels. Before we tied the boom off to the cleat on the
sail track or the cleat on the stay. That meant we had to climb over the line
when walking on deck. Not now but we do need to duck by the boom a bit! All is good!
I located our mid cleats down near the mid scuppers on the deck, and run the dock line through the scupper opening...Works fine and I didn't have to install anything on the cap rail.
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