I bought a new kayak (gently used Ellesmere) so it's off to the store for new bungie, lines, and fiddly bits to make it just the way I like it. In the process off searching for towing rig parts, a cleat for the foredeck to allow rafted tows and a replacement for the cleat that holds the skeg line, I found the following (conveniently, there's a web site): http://www.clamcleat-rope-cleats.com/sail.htm Check out CL212 and CL212A. These are a white nylon side open cleat and cover. This looks like a good substitute for the stock side open cleat that some folks use on kayaks. The cover means that there's no open side to catch on stuff when you're doing entries etc. The down side is that it's a tad slow to thread the line through. For a permanently threaded line like a skeg control, that's not an issue. Cover with a bit of closed cell foam and you can avoid elbow bashes without hampering the line! Also look at CL241. This is an aluminum cleat that is closed and low profile. I see this as a good cleat for my foredeck. I usually thread a couple of meters of 5mm line with a Wichart carabiner through a cleat and leave the line coiled under the bungies in case I need to do a rafted tow. This cleat means that there's no "hook" like a side open and a lower profile than a top open cleat. More for the gear junkies! Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu May 03 2001 - 18:56:08 PDT
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