[Alberg30] Towing by bow cleats

[bluegoose]

I'm no expert but my bow cleat has held up through several hurricanes and I
would not consider attaching to the mast. Don't forget the nylon line will
stretch long before you are going to damage the deck and should absorb most
of the load. That's my 2 cents worth!!
Frabj
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gord Laco" <gord at transatmarine.com>
To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Towing by bow cleats


> Here comes the flood of opinions... I say "Never tow by the mast when the
> mast is deck stepped"  Especially in boats like ours where the mast stands
> on a very shallow male step plate.
>
> Gord
> #426 Surprise
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <SandersM at aol.com>
> To: <gord at transatmarine.com>
> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 4:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Towing by bow cleats
>
>
> >
> > In a message dated 9/28/01 4:06:02 PM, randyk at bertschi.org writes:
> >
> > >Someone commented about this.  I checked the backing on mine last
> weekend--
> > >a piece of metal angle bar had been installed that caught the aft two
> bolts
> > >on each cleat, but the fwd. two were anchored through the deck alone.
> > >Same for the stern cleats.
> > >
> > >I would definitely add backings to all of those ASAP in anticipation of
> > >any heavy tow loads.  I'm going to use a piece or two of .5" ply with
> giant
> > >washers.  Steel would be better, I think.
> >
> > Surely you will get a flood of replies about this, but you should never
> tow
> > from the cleats.  The safer way is to run the towline around the mast,
> which
> > is far more capable to taking the load.
> >
> > Sanders McNew
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