Calif Bill wrote:

In the Chevy dealership parts department today. There are tie down cleats
for trucks that fit into the stake holes and also can be mounted in the
body. They lay flat when not needed.

Thanks for the suggestion.

The only folding tie downs at my local Chevy dealer were open hooks -
fine if ropes are tied tightly as when securing a load, but not suitable
for mooring boats where ropes have slack.

"Sunny" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:


"Sunny" wrote in message
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but
the recesses would accumulate ice and snow and likely become unusable in
fall.



Well...you can't have everything! Bigger recesses and bigger cleats,

easier

to smack the accumulated ice with the heel of your shoe or a blunt

object.

By the way, if the ice is that thick, won't the boat be out of the

water?

Another idea: How about round metal posts, and learn to tie the

appropriate

knots.

We usually keep one boat in the water until just before freeze-up since
our cottage is water-access only, and given the high rate of flow
through our lake there is often a month or more of cold, snowy weather
before the lake freezes.

I had considered metal posts, but was still concerned about kid
injuries. I'm reasonably proficient at the appropriate knots, but the
same cannot be said for the rest of the family or most of our visitors.