Stern Cleat

[crieders]

Needs to be re bedded or replaced
Any ideas concerning dimensions of current one?

[Ron Hill]

Cliff : What dimensions are you looking for??  Unless you can see a crack, I'd just re-bed it with butyl rubber!!

A thought

[crieders]

No crack but after a storm, I noticed movement in the cleat when I pushed it back and forth. So I thought would be nice to use a bigger bolt at the same location, with a new stainless cleat

[Ron Hill]

Cliff : I'm sure that cleat was not completely tight and the wind worked at the cleat to loosened it.  I'm sure that one or both holes have been elongated.

There shouldn't be anything wrong with that cleat unless you just want to waste BoatBucks!$?  You just need to remove the cleat, fill the hole/s with epoxy, redrill a new hole and then remount/rebed the cleat with the same bolts.  If the nuts are NOT self locking I'd replace them with self locking nuts.   

A few thoughts

[Jon W]

Consider adding a backing plate while you're at it.

[Stu Jackson]

Cliff, is this the same one you asked about last month?

https://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,10813.0.html

[Ron Hill]

Guys : There should be an aluminum "cleat backup" in the deck mold. However, another backing plate would not hurt anything.

A thought

[crieders]

I will add a backing plate. Any pre made or need i just find a similar piece of metal and use that?

[Phil Spicer]

 Cliff, Stainless would be best for a backing plate. Aluminum if you can't find SS.  Maybe 2" past each end and 1-1/2" wider on each side to give you a good footprint under that cleat. The bigger the better if it will fit. Check out a local scrap yard for small pieces before you go to the hardware or big box stores.
 
  Just another view

[Ron Hill]

Cliff : Phil has a good idea. 

I've also used 3/8" Lexan as a backing plate.

Another thought

[mdidomenico]

i've been using 1/4" G10 plates to rebed all my stantions.  it's pretty tough to drill and sand, likely would work well under a cleat.  my cleats dont leak so i haven't futzed with them

[glennd3]

Futzed- I like that word! A little German.

i've been using 1/4" G10 plates to rebed all my stantions.  it's pretty tough to drill and sand, likely would work well under a cleat.  my cleats dont leak so i haven't futzed with them

[Noah]

For stanchions I went with these. If was worth $10 ea. (for me) to avoid having to make/drill metal or G10 blanks.
https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop-by-boat/capri-26/lifelines-stanchions/stanchion-backing-plate-trapezoidal-all-years/?SearchResults=1

[KWKloeber]

remove the cleat and drill out the holes.

Epoxy pot the holes (per Mainesail / aka Rod Collins /aka Compass Marine instructions.)

Countersink and reinstall w/ butyl and a backing plate.
Ditto for the other side cleat.

No need to go w/ a different/new cleat.

Garhauer can make you s/s backing plates to your overall size and hole size/spacing.  Just email 'em the template.

-ken