I've been using a soft shackle for a few years now. Haven't seen any deterioration due to abrasion from the rail.
I used a spring hook for many years but it rubbed the black off the toe rail. I tried hooking the spring hook into the soft shackle but it hung down below the rub rail and rubbed on the topsides paint. -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 1:27 AM Peter McMinn via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > A question for those of us with aluminum toe rails. I’d like to find a > solution for midship cleating for docking/departing and springline > placement. I’m currently securing a line around a stanchion mount, which > seems strong, but I’d like to find a cleat that mounts to the toe rail. > Haven’t seen anything in the catalogs. I’m thinking a carabiner or even a > soft shackle through a rail hole might be a good fix. Given the general > opinion that midship cleating is handy, I’m curious what you use. > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
