[Jan-Willem Martens]

Hi Peter, we have a MacWester Wight and have fitted midship cleats since a few years.  We used the position where there was a small wooden (ornamental) rail next to the cock pit, see attachment (the jib sheet is fixed on the cleat).

It’s been a world of difference with docking. The boat is so much easier to handle now from the cockpit.  Not only with a pontoon but also when docking into a box. Like you indicated we only use the midship cleat when docking and then switch to permanent bow and stern lines.

 

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