That is a very handsome installation Bones. Most of my prior boats have had one or two cleats centered on the foredeck and chocks on, in or next to the toe-rails a little aft of the bow. I'll probably just stick with that layout, upgrading the existing cleat to a larger Herreshoff-style one and mounting the chocks on teak pads just inside the toe-rails. I did think about clipping the mooring pendant to the bow-eye, but I think that would be too awkward in my case. ----- Original Message ----- From: bownez@juno.com To: "montgomery boats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, March 8, 2014 2:44:36 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Bow chocks for M17 with aluminum toe-rail. Hi Monty Gang, I found a picture of the cleat/chock arrangement I now have on my M17. See attached. Bones ____________________________________________________________ Do THIS before eating carbs (every time) 1 EASY tip to increase fat-burning, lower blood sugar & decrease fat storage http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/531b7360e549e73607e13st04vuc