We have a confusion of terms here.

A *spring line* is used to stop a boat as it comes into the dock.  It may
also be used to dampen motion of the boat in a slip exposed to excess wind
and waves. Since there needs to be extra spring in a spring line, usually
nylon stranded anchor rode is used.  But it will stretch and deteriorate in
the sun over the season.

A *dock line*, which I think we are talking about here, is used to keep a
boat tied up to the dock.  Since you want it easy to handle, looking good
and not having to be adjusted in length during the season, uv resistant
nylon braid or polyester sheeted nylon braid is best to use.

Regards,

Rick Lange

On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 8:36 PM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:

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> The attached image is from West Marine.  I have a pair of these Schaefer
> Mid-Rail Cleats, one on each genoa track port & starboard.  You can slide
> them wherever you need them to be.
>
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
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> From: Jay Friedland<mailto:jayf401 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 3:29 PM
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> Jesse,
> I assume my photos of that got stripped away, I tried attaching them as
> pdf’s. Any help from da list to format them correctly on that is
> appreciated.
>
> My midship cleats are movable on a 1” T-track, same track as the jib cars
> move on. As any tension is shearing against the mounting screws for the
> track, I drilled and tapped 1-1/2”x1/4x20’s into the toerail. These were
> installed when the boat was new 23 years ago, and there has been extreme
> pressure fairly constantly from April through November storms, up to 4’
> rolling waves with heavy tidal swings all through my time in less safe
> slips. So they are stress tested.
>
>
> > On Apr 22, 2020, at 3:12 PM, Jesse Shumaker <
> jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I assume the mid ship cleats may have been added by owners.  My boat
> does not
> > have any midship cleats so I have used the metal grab rails as Sean
> > mentioned.
> >
> > Does anyone have photos to show where exactly the midship cleats are
> > installed?   When I installed chocks on my foredeck, I found that it was
> > hard to get to the underside of the toe rail, so I installed the chocks
> > further from the toe rail where I could access the bolts coming through.
> >
> > I assume a backing plate against the cabin roof would be needed when
> > installing the midship cleats.  If anyone has examples of the mid ship
> cleat
> > installation that would be good to share.
> >
> >
> >
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