RE: [Cal_Boats] Cal 20 mooring lines

My Cal 20 Rambler had s.s. Chocks installed by a P.O. I would run docklines thru them and then to the factory cleats. She also had an 8" cleat installed middeck. I anchored from the cockpit and then ran thru the chock to the middeck cleat. I see if I still have pix. My Best, Mike --- On Wed, 6/29/11, ti… [at] ch2m.com <ti… [at] ch2m.com> wrote: From: ti… [at] ch2m.com <ti… [at] ch2m.com> Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Cal 20 mooring lines To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 2:12 PM Strakes or chocks should be easy to add… here’s your chance to break some ground! dEmO – still glowing in Atomic City. From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Campbell Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 1:43 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Cal 20 mooring lines OK, here's a Cal 20 question. I rowed out to my boat last night with an idea of maybe going sailing. But it was cold (again), the wind was very puffy, and the whole mooring field was lying abeam to the seas. We had a NW wind but the big swells coming down the Bay were rotating more parallel to the shore as they do, so the boats were pointing NW while the seas came in NE. Lots of rolling. So I just examined things. The Cal 20 has no bow chocks. My lines to the mooring ball run from the bow cleats, over the deck, over the vinyl rub rail and then to the ball. They tend to wear at the point where they rub on the vinyl rub rail. I wonder if it would be better to have a couple nice chocks on either side of the forestay "chainplate" (really just a pad eye on the original rig, which mine has). Polished bronze or stainless chocks would probably present less friction and less heat buildup than the vinyl. Has anybody seen bow chocks added to a Cal 20? Chris Campbell

On 6/29/2011 7:11 PM, mike farrell wrote: > [Attachment(s) <#TopText> from mike farrell included below] > > My Cal 20 Rambler had s.s. Chocks installed by a P.O. I would run > docklines thru them and then to the factory cleats. She also had an > 8" cleat installed middeck. I anchored from the cockpit and then ran > thru the chock to the middeck cleat. I see if I still have pix. > Thanks for the photos. Those chocks are right where I had pondered putting them. And the photos also show a cowl vent forward, exactly where my boat has a deck hole with a piece of plywood screwed over it. I had thought about putting a cowl vent there but never got around to it. Does it get in the way on the foredeck? That mid-deck cleat looks like a bit of a toe-stubber. I use my forward cleats for mooring--I backed them up with aluminum backing plates (we can mix stainless & aluminum here in fresh water, especially where the interface is kept dry). And I note that your old boat had the welded pulpit. My boat has welded cockpit rails and a pulpit with riveted mounting flanges. My friend's boat has a welded pulpit and cockpit rails with riveted mounting flanges. I guess it depends on what Jensen had in stock at the moment. Chris Campbell > >

Hi Chris, I remove the vent and replace it with a deck plate when I sail. The middeck cleat is a better choice for anchoring and towing, It's 8" and well backed. I don't find if to be a toe snagger but it will catch jibsheets and spinny foreguys so I tape it for races. A pair of wooden Protectors could be used. I added a foredeck cleat to my SC 27 that a PO removed. I just like the feeling of security it provides. Many pulpits were added later. I believe all factory installed pulpits were made by Railmakers in Southern California and were welded S.S. Happy Independence Day! My Best, Mike --- On Thu, 6/30/11, Chris Campbell <cc… [at] lsnm.org> wrote: From: Chris Campbell <cc… [at] lsnm.org> Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Cal 20 mooring lines To: "Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Date: Thursday, June 30, 2011, 6:34 AM On 6/29/2011 7:11 PM, mike farrell wrote: My Cal 20 Rambler had s.s. Chocks installed by a P.O. I would run docklines thru them and then to the factory cleats. She also had an 8" cleat installed middeck. I anchored from the cockpit and then ran thru the chock to the middeck cleat. I see if I still have pix. Thanks for the photos. Those chocks are right where I had pondered putting them. And the photos also show a cowl vent forward, exactly where my boat has a deck hole with a piece of plywood screwed over it. I had thought about putting a cowl vent there but never got around to it. Does it get in the way on the foredeck? That mid-deck cleat looks like a bit of a toe-stubber. I use my forward cleats for mooring--I backed them up with aluminum backing plates (we can mix stainless & aluminum here in fresh water, especially where the interface is kept dry). And I note that your old boat had the welded pulpit. My boat has welded cockpit rails and a pulpit with riveted mounting flanges. My friend's boat has a welded pulpit and cockpit rails with riveted mounting flanges. I guess it depends on what Jensen had in stock at the moment. Chris Campbell