Adding a mid section set of cleats on my 2011 Sundeck 187 OB?

Pseudomind

Has anyone on this board added a set of mid section cleats on there Hurricane?  I know on my larger boat the forward and aft springs came in quite useful in very windy and strong current locations.  With the size of my boat a mid section cleat would work so much better when docking against the wind.

hurrig8r

Subscribed as I was thinking about this the other day for my 2014 SD187.  Curious to see if anyone has.

omar174

x2.

I've given some thought to doing this to my 201. 

cjjjdeck

I haven't done this as my boat already has them, but if you want to match the style of cleats you currently have fore and aft, they are made by Seasense.  They come in 6" and 8" lengths and are in stainless steel.  My boat has 8" fore and aft and 6" on the mid-section.

Here's a link to the iBoats 6" listing, they carry both lengths:

http://www.iboats.com/Stainless-Steel-Boat-Cleat-6-Seasense/dm/cart_id.210453804--session_id.711500127--view_id.215612

dward0

@cjjjdeck , this looks nothing like the cleats on my old FD 196 Fish and Fun. Can you help me find a replacement for broken one? Where can I find a parts list?

cjjjdeck

That cleat above I know fits the Sundeck and Sundeck Sport models.  The Fun Deck models may use something different.  Could you post a picture of one of your cleats, it would help.

dward0

cjjjdeck

The closest thing I came up with to match what you show in the picture is a cleat made by Whitecap Industries.  It is made out of chrome plated Zamac, so it's fresh water recommended only (I prefer stainless) and I haven't seen where they offer a stainless steel version.  


Here's the link to iBoats:

http://www.iboats.com/Whitecap-Hollow-Base-6-Chrome-Plated-Zamac-Cleat-Freshwater-Use-Only/dm/cart_id.504860222--session_id.677484833--view_id.1262230


If you prefer stainless steel, I found a model that looks similar to your style made by Suncor (not exactly).



Here's the link to Defender:

http://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1|2259971|2259987&id=593088

Pseudomind

Well I finally was able to add the cleats.  I could not find what I wanted for a backing plate so I just used one inch stainless washers sealed all with life seal.