big shooter
Well-Known Member
Has anyone installed a cleat, or a way to secure a dock line, in the middle of the boat, near the console?
I often have a crosswind at my dock. The problem is there are rocks about 10 feet from the dock. If there are two of us, my wife jumps off the bow to secure that and I secure the stern.
But I am trying to figure out how to do it by myself if needed. If I just tie off one end, the other end will swing towards the rocks. If I could do the bow it would be okay but getting up there in time doesn't seem possible.
My solution is to have a dock line next to me at the console. My dock has posts so I could just loop it over and that should give me time to get to the bow and stern to property secure them.
I just don't see an easy way to put a cleat or something else at that point of the boat. The rail covers most of the plywood where you would normally bolt the cleat.
Any ideas?
I often have a crosswind at my dock. The problem is there are rocks about 10 feet from the dock. If there are two of us, my wife jumps off the bow to secure that and I secure the stern.
But I am trying to figure out how to do it by myself if needed. If I just tie off one end, the other end will swing towards the rocks. If I could do the bow it would be okay but getting up there in time doesn't seem possible.
My solution is to have a dock line next to me at the console. My dock has posts so I could just loop it over and that should give me time to get to the bow and stern to property secure them.
I just don't see an easy way to put a cleat or something else at that point of the boat. The rail covers most of the plywood where you would normally bolt the cleat.
Any ideas?