Original location of cleats on S2 11.0

[quarteringbreeze]

Hi all,

I keep my 11.0 on a mooring, and I am having some difficulty determining the best way to set up the mooring pendants. My boat has both chocks (forward) and cleats (a bit further aft). Not sure if this is the original setup. Anyway, whether I run the lines from the cleats through either chock there still isn't a fare lead to the mooring pendants. I wound up just attaching the 'bridle' (split pendant) directly to each cleat and not running through the chocks. This now causes the pendants to rub on the topsides because the cleats are about 2' back from the point of the bow. Question(s): what is the original cleat/chock configuration and how do other 11.0 owners set up their mooring pendants. Thanks in advance.

RW

 

[BobM]

Cleats

The cleats are between the bases of the bow pulpit in all the photos I saw. I saw none with bow chocks, indicating they are perhaps an addition. On my 9.2A the pendants just come right up over the cleats with no chafing, although I do wrap the pendants with leather scraps when there is serious wind, such as a tropical storm or hurricane.

Hopefully your 11.0 doesn't sail around on the mooring like my 9.2A. It can be pretty bad sometimes.

A set of inexpensive chafe guards is a worthy investment. A photo of your bow on the mooring would help too.

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[Barnacle Bill]

How about if you crisscross your lines? So one line goes from a starboard cleat through a port chock and the port line goes from the port cleat through the starboard chock.