BEERMAN said:
JP, to be honest I've always done this. You have me wondering? Tying to the hull would cause some rubbing of the lines on the cross beam. I have always thought that those cleat's were specifically placed there for moorings. Any expert advice would be appreciated!
Interesting scenario. I did read in a Leopard owners manual that those cleats are not meant for anchoring or mooring the vessel.
So then why are they there....?
One would think that the forces created by the forward sail are much greater on the crossbeam than would be when tied to a mooring......
I do to use those forward cleats for tying up to mooring balls.......
