Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 23:02:49 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:


Would you be comfortable if your heaviest boat
dropped vertically by a foor or two and was caught by the cleats?
That sort of loading is fairly routine in rough water.


Make that "a foot or two" .....

The previous dock had mooring rings secured with one 3/8 x 1 1/4" lag
screw, i.e. they didn't even fully penetrate the decking and weren't a
lot thicker than the #14 screws. We didn't have any problems with boats
breaking from their moorings, but I will be keeping a close eye on the
new cleats for the first few months in case they aren't as secure as I
think they are.

Sunny