Interesting stuff over at Weather Underground, a book on my must read list, and how Groucho would be a big help right about now...
I'm starting out the first of the very basic Monday posts with something a lot of people get wrong... I know this because every time I go to a dinghy dock I notice that 50% or more of the folks tied up don't know how to use a cleat...
Here you go...
That's it... and when I say "That's it", I really mean it! Extra wraps, cute knots and what I can only term as free form rope sculpture is not a needful part of the mix. The cleat will pull out of the dock or your rope will break before the cleat hitch shown will slip so you certainly don't need more wraps...
The strength is in the bolts, not in the cleat. So, if you need something stronger, don't buy a more expensive cleat, buy one that uses bigger bolts...
Listening to Lindsey Buckingham
So it goes...