rail-mount chocks or cleats?

[wumhenry]

My boat is not equipped with midship chocks or cleats.

Seems to me the easiest solution would be to put slide-mount chocks or cleats on the genoa-fairlead tracks, which are mounted on the toerails. Does anyone sell such things mail-order? Is this a good solution?

[Sapperwhite]

Shaffer makes rail cleats for 1" and 1 1/4" track. Here is a link to their page, but I am sure you can order them through an outfit like Defender, or Rigging Only.

http://schaeferhardware.com/SearchRe...?KeyWords=rail

[sailingdog]

Schaeffer makes them for their genoa rails. I have them on my boat, and they're very convenient. They're pin-stop designs.

[wumhenry]

Thanks.
Or how about these for half the $?

[wumhenry]

Thanks.
How about these for half the $?
http://http://garhauermarine.com/cat...ess.cfm?cid=78

[sailingdog]

Huh??? How about what??

Originally Posted by wumhenry

Thanks.
Or how about these for half the $?

[Sapperwhite]

You mean these?
http://garhauermarine.com/catalog_process.cfm?cid=78

Garhauer makes a good product, my only comment about these is that it doesn't look like a single piece of stainless. It looks more like bolted together model.

[camaraderie]

They sell the Shaeffers here on sailnet as well.
http://shop.sailnet.com/product_info...keywords=cleat

[hellosailor]

The Garhauer shown has the pin in the center of the cleat--making it impossible to pull an eye through the middle and drop it around the horns. Which can be a handy way for a fast tie-up.

If you never do that...or they don't make the conventional horn cleat design..they'd do. Garhauer has a rep for making top quality products and simply not spending any money on marketing, so they can sell for less.

[Valiente]

I made my own teak pads, angled to shed water and just high enough to clear the toerail. I backed them with 1/4" aluminum, because I stop the boat with a mid-ship spring, and I didn't want to screw around.

Of course, I've had track tear loose of the deck due to wind pressure on the sheet, so I perhaps have a different view of retrofitting.