I've taken "El Nino" up into the South puget sound, and it was great. This area is ideal for pottering, but
you need to be confident in your sailing skills, as it is a rather large and comercially active water way.
I would suggest "Afoot and Afloat in the South Puget Sound", as it covers both land and water access
to the area.
My stern cleats were removed and replaced before I got the boat, but I have bedded and installed plenty
of stuff on the boat. You need to be very comfortable in tight spaces, as you need to shimy down
under the cockpit seats to get a wrench on the cleats while someone unscrew, rebeds and replaces the
cleats. I get everything ready and try to go into that space for as short a time as possible. Some people
don't like climbing down there, so they cut inspection ports into the cockpit and put in a screw-in
cover.
Derek Jensen
P-15 #694 "El Nino"
Portland, OR
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> 3. Anyone in Olympia area Pottering?
> Also would like to hear from anyone who has successfully replaced broken stern cleats while maintaining integrity. It looks to us like you might have to take them off with a hack saw. But how do you get them back on without cutting into the hull? Any suggestions will be appreciated. Bill's crew , Betty
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