Adding additional cleats to a V hull - How difficult is it?

IslandRadio · 09-06-2011, 02:11 PM

We have an old (1988) Century deep V hull boat. There are only 2 cleats on each side and nothing up at the end of the bow.

Really, there should probably be 3 cleats on each side, and 1 at the end of the bow somewhere.

Right now, the front cleat which is located about 3/4 of the way from the stern towards the bow does all the "work" then the boat is docked. With a 3rd cleat, maybe located between the 2 existing cleats, I could use an additional line to bear some of the force of waves and wind which are constantly pushing the boat forward and into the rocks (if the rope were not there to hold it back!).

Another very useful cleat location would be near to the tip of the bow, just behind the nav lights.

So, after all that rambling, is it a big procedure to install additional cleats, and how does one go about doing this so they are as strong as the original cleats?

Any advise will be greatly appreciated!

09-06-2011, 02:11 PM	#1
IslandRadio Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mirror Lake - Full time resident Posts: 398 Thanks: 70 Thanked 156 Times in 61 Posts	Adding additional cleats to a V hull - How difficult is it? We have an old (1988) Century deep V hull boat. There are only 2 cleats on each side and nothing up at the end of the bow. Really, there should probably be 3 cleats on each side, and 1 at the end of the bow somewhere. Right now, the front cleat which is located about 3/4 of the way from the stern towards the bow does all the "work" then the boat is docked. With a 3rd cleat, maybe located between the 2 existing cleats, I could use an additional line to bear some of the force of waves and wind which are constantly pushing the boat forward and into the rocks (if the rope were not there to hold it back!). Another very useful cleat location would be near to the tip of the bow, just behind the nav lights. So, after all that rambling, is it a big procedure to install additional cleats, and how does one go about doing this so they are as strong as the original cleats? Any advise will be greatly appreciated!