0dylan
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Hi.
The center 2 cleat area that cleats off the outhaul and downhaul is secured by two holes fore and aft. I took off the cleat console (is there another name?) the other day to see why, whenever I tightened the screws, the console would still wiggle. I unscrewed the screws and I cleaned out some saw-dust like debris from the holes, and they were as smooth as a water slide.
So, I know that the main pressure on the cleats is forward, and not up, because of the forkhead blocks by the mast. I rarely ever stand up and pull at 90 degrees to get on downhaul. However, it concerns me that the cleat console is just literally sitting there. My question is how might I go about fixing this problem? I have two ideas so far....
1. Fill up the holes... somehow... with epoxy resin and hope it doesn't drip right through and solidify in my hull. One way I suppose I could do this is to fill it chock full of filler, but that would weaken it....
2. Leave the holes, and drill new holes further back to support the cleat console. My major concern on this one would be the structural damage to the hull, having two holes next to each other. This could rip a big chunk of deck out of the hull in big wind, right?
It'd be great if you could provide advice on another more viable solution, or improve on #1. #2 is not a good solution, but I can't see how I can make #1 work cleanly. Also, if you know nothing of this topic, just advise which one sounds better to you.
Thanks,
Dylan
The center 2 cleat area that cleats off the outhaul and downhaul is secured by two holes fore and aft. I took off the cleat console (is there another name?) the other day to see why, whenever I tightened the screws, the console would still wiggle. I unscrewed the screws and I cleaned out some saw-dust like debris from the holes, and they were as smooth as a water slide.
So, I know that the main pressure on the cleats is forward, and not up, because of the forkhead blocks by the mast. I rarely ever stand up and pull at 90 degrees to get on downhaul. However, it concerns me that the cleat console is just literally sitting there. My question is how might I go about fixing this problem? I have two ideas so far....
1. Fill up the holes... somehow... with epoxy resin and hope it doesn't drip right through and solidify in my hull. One way I suppose I could do this is to fill it chock full of filler, but that would weaken it....
2. Leave the holes, and drill new holes further back to support the cleat console. My major concern on this one would be the structural damage to the hull, having two holes next to each other. This could rip a big chunk of deck out of the hull in big wind, right?
It'd be great if you could provide advice on another more viable solution, or improve on #1. #2 is not a good solution, but I can't see how I can make #1 work cleanly. Also, if you know nothing of this topic, just advise which one sounds better to you.
Thanks,
Dylan