[Public-List] Stern cleats

[Marcelo D. Gentinetta]

Good evening,
     I recently rebedded all my deck hardware. The holes have already been isolated from the core. My stern cleats have 1/4 inch G-10 pads as backing plates. When I went to tighten the last bolt on my SB stern cleat, the metal cracked and broke off around the bolt hole. The original cleats are 6 inch Marinium made by Wilcox Crittenden. I have looked around the web for a replacement but have not located the 6 inch size. I called RigRite and they have the original cleat for $120. (OUCH!) One option is to remove these, patch the holes and start over a few inches over with new cleats preferably in 8-10 inch size. I don’t want aluminum cleats. I would prefer SS which most likely would be in Herreshoff style. I would like to keep the boat as original as possible. Does anyone have the original stern cleats that were removed or scrapped and willing to sell? If not, any thoughts?
Thanks,
Alegria  #441