Wayne.B wrote:

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:14:15 -0400, Sunny wrote:

In the end I found a supplier who stocked 6" black nylon cleats. They
have nicely rounded ends (hard to see how kids could injure themselves),
snow and ice don't adhere very well to nylon, and they seem fairly solid
when mounted with two #14 x 4" stainless steel screws (which go right
through the cedar decking and just over an inch into the fir beams).

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How heavy is your boat, and how much wind and wave action is it
exposed to?

We have too many boats, all small. The heaviest is a 16' aluminum
Starcraft with a 120HP outboard, I'd guess no more than 3000lbs.

The lake is only a mile wide at our location, and we rarely experience
onshore winds. Heaviest wave action is due to inconsiderate wakes from
similar craft to ours. I doubt the cleat screws will break - is that
your concern?

Sunny