My opinion is that the through bolting of the cleat would not greatly reduce the chance of this happening again. The screws didn't pull out, the wood split. The force is all downward. If the wood split with the cleat through bolted, you would have the same problem with additional damage to the fiberglass. If I was concerned about the strength of the epoxy repair of the team, I would add a piece of 1" angle aluminum or ss to reinforce it and mount the cleat through it. The 1" angle would need to extend beyond the ends of the break and be securely attached with screws on both faces. That's my opinion and worth everything you paid for it. ;-) Mark Dvorscak On May 31, 2017 11:08 AM, "Tyler Heerwagen via montgomery_boats" < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Thanks John, and Stanley,Already trying this, like the through bolt ideas!Also good point about not being cleated when driving with boat on the trailer!Tyler
From: John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net> To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 10:39 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Cleat for centerboard pennant ripped out
Agree with this as a quicker version of my original suggestion to rebuild it more completely, as long as you check for rotted wood in the broken areas and if there is any, cut it out and fill with thickened epoxy. And, I would put some nice hefty stainless screws up through the smaller broken piece into the bigger still solid piece, as backup for the glue job.
cheers, John S.
On 05/31/2017 09:42 AM, STANLEY WHEATLEY wrote:
I would just remove the cleat and screws, fill the crack with thickened epoxy, clamp the sides back together, remove any excess epoxy, wait for the rest of the epoxy to cure, screw the cleat back in and sail away. Going forward, I would always take at least one wrap around the winch before going to the cleat so the winch, not the cleat, bears most of the weight.
On May 29, 2017 at 8:56 PM Tyler Heerwagen via montgomery_boats <
montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Hi all, Looking for advice. My cleat for my centerboard line ripped out as
shown. As you can see it was screwed into a bit of teak and actually broke the fiberglass frame surrounding it. Any experience with this? A better way to secure it?
Any advice welcome! Thanks Tyler Heerwagen M-17 Seranita #232
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