Rain Dog
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- Joined
- Feb 9, 2016
- Messages
- 184
- Location
- United States
- Vessel Name
- Rain Dog
- Vessel Make
- Grand Banks 42 Classic
What hitch is used to tie a line to a hawse with a built-in cleat?
With no base, any hitch cleating seems very unstable. One manufacturer recommends “slip the dockline eye through the hawse, and loop it over the cleat for a secure tie-off.” But in reality it distorts the eye and puts odd pressure on the splice. Maybe they mean to have a larger eye splice to cleat size ratio(?).
With no base, any hitch cleating seems very unstable. One manufacturer recommends “slip the dockline eye through the hawse, and loop it over the cleat for a secure tie-off.” But in reality it distorts the eye and puts odd pressure on the splice. Maybe they mean to have a larger eye splice to cleat size ratio(?).
In storm prep, do you find yourself using a different approach?
Anyways, we are in the market for a Trawler and Defever is on our short list. These hawse cleats seem common aboard Defevers.
Thanks again for giving your expert advice, great forum��
Erika
The hose for the bowline is 2 pieces and shields the pass-thru of the hull section. That’s where all the chafe occurs. It does not cover the horns allowing two lines on one cleat. I wish I had a picture.
we send the line to the dock cleat and back to the boat and secured to the hawse cleat.
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I have one around a piling like that but I feel like if it chafes around the piling .I will lose both lines at once.
I would like to see the pic if you take one
I think I'll do something before then hurricane season is coming . I might double up my lines the next trip down. I don't think I can get a 3/4 and a 5/8 line on one hawse cleat.It’s going to be a while, like Halloween ?!!!
I think I'll do something before then hurricane season is coming . I might double up my lines the next trip down. I don't think I can get a 3/4 and a 5/8 line on one hawse cleat.