I recently purchased a 99 mac26. It had a broken mooring cleat on the back right hand side. I have tried to figure out how to get to the nuts on the underside of the cleat to remove it but have had no luck. Has anyone out there replaced a rear cleat? What's the best way to get to it?
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Thomas, FWIW I have a mac 1993c different boat. The way I understand it there's a liner underneath the top of the boat which probaby prevents you from reaching it from underneath. If it's like my boat, the cleat is mounted on top of your starboard combing. To access this on my boat you would have to cut in a hole beneath the cleat to access that area. This is accomplished by finding a appropriate size deck hatch which you can find on this site and others. Basically you cut a 4-8 inch circular hole (depending on the size of the deck hatch you purchase) to access below the cleat, replace your cleat, perhaps add additional backing plate, when you are done, you fit the outer mounting ring of the deck hatch in the hole and close it with the deck hatch. Hope this helps a little. I'm sure there are people here who have made this repair and will chime in.
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I have a 1992 and in the morning I will take a look but can't you access the starboard cleat through the lazarette?
I have a 1992 and in the morning I will take a look but can't you access the starboard cleat through the lazarette?
Come to think of it I think you can access starboard side on the classic (pre 95?)
Correcto. Starboard side is an easy replacement. I had to cut a deckplate hole to reach the underside of the port cleat. Drew my circle, drilled a series of 3/16 holes and cut it out with a dremel tool. 93 mac 26c. Pic is shot from starboard side but you can see part of the deckplate on the port side.
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I have a 1994s. I've added a number of cleats in various areas around the stern, and both the coaming and the stern are accessible from the lazarette.
Doesn't do much good to talk about 26S boats- the poster has a 26X (different stern configuration). He needs some advice from someone familiar with the X. He may or may not need to add an access hatch. Come on, X-boaters, chime in. -Paul
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