RedRascal
Senior Member
I am looking at a North Sea 34(CHB 34, etc.) and this particular vintage doesn't have bow cleats. It seems you use the samson post to tie off the bow and run the bow lines out through some chocks on top of the cap rail. I'd prefer to either have some bow cleats added to the cap rail or hawse holes with horns added thru the hull.
Question, how would one bolt on cleats to the cap rail, I don't see how you could get in there with a backing plate to make the cleat secure. Even going the hawse hole route seems problematic. I believe there wouldn't be any reinforcement between the hull and inner hull liner that makes up the bulwark. Does anyone have the secret to how they solved for this type of issue?
Question, how would one bolt on cleats to the cap rail, I don't see how you could get in there with a backing plate to make the cleat secure. Even going the hawse hole route seems problematic. I believe there wouldn't be any reinforcement between the hull and inner hull liner that makes up the bulwark. Does anyone have the secret to how they solved for this type of issue?
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