I was recently thinking of adding a mid-ship cleat to my C&C for just this
purpose, but did not like the idea of putting it through the deck. Was
recently aboard an old S2 that has a slotted toe rail a lot like C&C's. The
owner had added a mid-ship cleat with a sideways, U-shaped flanged base (if you
can imagine it from that description) that was bolted through the toerail. Had
never seen a cleat with that kind of base before. It seemed like a nice
solution. Graham YoungS/V Spellbound1981 C&C 32
On Thursday, October 27, 2016 8:51 PM, Stevan Plavsa via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Mid ship cleat? What's that?!!
You guys don't actually sail C&Cs, do you?!!
(I use the primary winch as a spring. Not quite "mid ship" but works almost as
well for snugging up to the dock)
SteveSuhana, C&C 32Toronto
On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 8:32 PM, Rick Brass via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
“Short spring from amidships” is more properly called a breast line. And that
is ALWAYS the first line over when I bring the 72’ schooner I captain into a
dock (or a slip). The fact that you know and use the process indicates to me
that you are a competent skipper, Joe. I am often amused – and occasionally
terrified – to watch the captains – even experienced captains of larger boats –
who just seem to insist on approaching the dock from 45 to 90 degrees, and then
getting a bow line over. I’ve tried to explain the process to
I-don’t-know-how-many small boat skippers over the past 4 years, but they just
don’t seem to grasp that once the breast line is attached to the dock (or a
piling), you can use power to pull the boat snug to the dock and set fore and
aft springs to position the boat, and power against the springs to pull the bow
and stern in against any combination of wind and current. Rick Brass From:
CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-bounces@cnc- list.com] On Behalf Of Della Barba, Joe
via CnC-List
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 4:52 PM
To: 'cnc-list@cnc-list.com' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Cc: Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov>
Subject: Re: Stus-List Boat Handling Skill Use a short spring from amidships.
You can hold the boat on with forward or reverse as needed. I use this with
great effect when parallel parking singlehanded.JoeCoquina
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