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Wildman_grafix 12-11-2025 12:49 PM

Pretty much the same reason I have always liked them, and the looks. I just am not in that zip code to own one.



Originally Posted by ICDEDPPL (Post 4939955)
That`s why I love this cat, handles Lake Michigan great and we can sleep on it.
The sponsons cut the slop real well.
I remember thinking a big heavy V is the best boat for big water, I was wrong.

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...085eee187c.jpg


LakeBoat4 12-11-2025 02:29 PM

I don`t like the pop up cleats that came on this boat.
I do like the larger newer style cleats and I`m slowly getting rid of all the stainless. (exhaust is getting powdercoated black )

Had a bezel 3D printed to make up for the old cleat footprint. since no such product exists and the newer style cleats dont cover the old footprint.
Final product will be annodized black.
I`ll be able to fit my large lines thru these cleats much easier.

Funny those are the same Cleats I have for my new boat build. I am contouring the outer edge to an oval shape, so not so squared off for my boat. As another said the base would look better if it matched the Cleat profile. The dock lines don't know the difference in the profile but on-lookers sure do.

ICDEDPPL 12-11-2025 05:59 PM

Hmmm good points :eureka:
So more square?
I was trying to keep the footpring just big enough to cover the old cleat footprint and not have it too large but I`ll have my guy print a square one and let`s see how it looks .

Diamond Dave 12-11-2025 07:32 PM


Originally Posted by ICDEDPPL (Post 4939991)
Hmmm good points :eureka:
So more square?
I was trying to keep the footpring just big enough to cover the old cleat footprint and not have it too large but I`ll have my guy print a square one and let`s see how it looks .

Can the new cleats be taken apart somehow and a different size thingy be installed instead?

LakeBoat4 12-11-2025 10:23 PM


Originally Posted by ICDEDPPL (Post 4939991)
Hmmm good points :eureka:
So more square?
I was trying to keep the footpring just big enough to cover the old cleat footprint and not have it too large but I`ll have my guy print a square one and let`s see how it looks .

Not what I was saying but if squared of corners are what you want... What I am saying is that you got a really curvey girl and put squares on her. In my view it just doen't flow. That 3600 is gorgeous so keep the curves going. All it takes is a belt sander to profile the Cleats. Then do the base profile to match. I am doing that oval profile on my, new build, curvey 28 cat plus it makes it my own. Then have them powder coated grey matallic to match my hull.

ICDEDPPL 12-12-2025 08:39 AM


Originally Posted by Diamond Dave (Post 4939997)
Can the new cleats be taken apart somehow and a different size thingy be installed instead?

Unfortuntely not ..

Wildman_grafix 12-12-2025 09:15 AM


Originally Posted by ICDEDPPL (Post 4940009)
Unfortuntely not ..

Have Brad make you what you want?

Diamond Dave 12-12-2025 09:42 AM


Originally Posted by Wildman_grafix (Post 4940013)
Have Brad make you what you want?

Beat me to it! :drink:

ICDEDPPL 01-03-2026 11:14 PM

Yeah just not a fan of the squared look as suggested.
Going with my first choice.

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...a923e8a1fb.jpg


ICDEDPPL 01-12-2026 06:15 PM

That`s better, will match the newly powdercoated exhaust to boot
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