Re: Looking for White Cleats
I called BoatUS and they put in the custom order to Sea-Dog. Other places would do it too, but BoatUS was willing to break up the minimum order amount and sell me what I needed. The white do not come in display rack card packages. They only come in mult-piece bags. Guess the white is typically ordered by boat builders and not sold in stores.<br /><br />Seachoice, SeaSense (Unified Marine) and Master Tool Co all make Black Nylon cleats, but only Sea Dog makes them in white (at least that I could find in their product lists/part numbers).<br /><br />BTW they came to $2.90 each (0.50 more than black) plus estimated shipping was $7. Also charged me sales tax. <br /><br />Cheaper than stainless and for my use will hold up as well and will definitely outlive the "Die cast zinc chrome plated" crap. The chrome jumps right off that stuff when it smells the salt air. Why make hardware on your boat out of the same stuff that the sacrificial zincs are made from?<br /><br />One more thing... The white deck hardware on my boat (navigation lights, transom light, mooring bit and front chock) are all cast aluminum that were originally done in powder coat. Forty years later the powder coat was coming off. I stripped/cleaned them and painted with epoxy paint. They are holding up well. The cleats are chrome zinc that were sanded and painted with same epoxy paint at the same time as the rest. They lasted one season and the chrome under the paint is pealing off and the zinc is fuzzy. That is why I ordered the white nylon. I don't need unnecessary maintenance.<br /><br />Thanks to all for looking for me. Justmrwill, I will keep your secret!
