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Old 01-14-2011, 02:15 PM   #19
Conrad
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RE: Cleats and chocks

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Old Stone wrote:

Sorry Eric, got to strongly disagree with you on the "fad" comment. Don't like to strain gunnels with top applied cleasts, and find the hawse holes to be out of the way, clean, and very efficient. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it ! I think you are likely to find them more on heavier boats than light ones.

As to breast lines, our marina has so much traffic going by, aside from weather conditions, that breast lines are not advised. Too much rolling at the docks = too much strain on the cleats, whether they on on the vessel, or the dock.

Reference to the bow hawse holes is perfectly said as "pigs nose". Never do the anchor lines go through them.
Hi there...I would agree with your comment re breast lines if you left them tied that way; I would suggest only using them as a temporary means of securing the boat momentarily while tying the rest of the mooring lines.*

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