I'll need to look at some boats at the marina, I am guessing that standard rigs have the fairleads and the tall rigs have a single anchor roller for anchoring only.
And seems obvious, now that I read your last post, the cleats are much stronger end to end then across the side. John DHoy wrote: > On my standard '86 I have a bow plate with provision for leading (port > and starboard) the anchor lines or mooring lines off the bow. The > guides to a great extent prevent chafing; however, having the lines led > directly forward instead of side pull on the cleats seems to have solved > any loosening of the cleats. > > > Dave Hoy > WYANOKEE #6295 > Camden, Maine > > John Oppenheimer wrote: >> Same here, no fairleads on my 85. I would guess forward of the cleats. >> But the fairleads would also need backing plates. >> >> I have not tried to get to the nuts yet. >> >> John >> >> Joe McCary wrote: >> >>> My '81 does not have any fairleads to run mooring lines/anchor lines >>> through. Where would I put them? >>> >>> Joe McCary >>> Aeolus II >>> West River, MD >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DHoy >>>> >>>> Have you been leading your bow mooring lines through the fair lead >>>> forward, or just tieing directly over the side off the cleats? >>>> It makes quite a difference. Getting into those little nuts with >>>> washers to tighten the machine screws isn't easy, as you've probably >>>> found out. An allegator compression vice-clamp is a big help.
