[Public-List] Mooring and Bollard Bitts

[Gordon Laco]

Hi Greg

I'm planning to do the same sort of thing.   I mounted our windlass on a mahogany pad and cut it so the part aft of the windlass is extended to take a bollard.   

I actually had the bollard, but forgot it on the foredeck where I'd placed it so I could admire it.    

Sailing a few days later we heard something slide and topple.   A few days after that I was looking for the bollard on my workbench.    I couldn't find it.     Then I remembered the strange sound....  

I haven't ordered myself a new one yet. 

Gord Surprise 426

On Sep 2, 2011, at 6:09 PM, gregr at nethere.com wrote:

> I'm in the planning stages of redoing my fore deck and want to know if
> anyone is using a mooring or bollard bitt. (And yes I'll admit I just like
> the look.) The dual, low profile, cleats I have now are probably more
> functional...
> 
> I'm adding a bow roller and horizontal windlass. The roller will be on the
> starboard side of the stem fitting. I'm thinking that it might work to
> mount the windlass slightly to starboard so it is inline. The mooring bitt
> would be on center and between the two so the rode would pass it with maybe
> 1/2" of clearance.
> 
> Greg
> 
> 
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