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John O posted 08-07-2002 09:37 PM ET (US)
Looking for any info on making cooler chauks to raise 94qt cooler and secure to my 88 Newtauk. Does anyone have a pattern or pictures . Have looked at several old post discussing the making but I need some specifics. Igloo's kit does not fit as the cooler front touches where the deck begins to rise.
jimh posted 08-07-2002 11:05 PM ET (US)
Chocks?
John O posted 08-07-2002 11:09 PM ET (US)
Yeah, the wooden things that hold the cooler in place. Any ideas?
jimh posted 08-08-2002 03:03 PM ET (US)
Those cooler thingies are generally called "cooler cleats". You can find a picture of them at Cetacea Page 10 .
aubv posted 08-08-2002 04:49 PM ET (US)
John O,
The "cooler thingys" (aka chocks in my book) but who am I to argue with jimh, so cleats it is ;-), are only about 50 bucks each in starboard from local BW dealers. Not sure how much the wooden ones are.
I thought about making them but hardly seem worth it when I could spend the time using the boat instead.
fwiw
John O posted 08-08-2002 10:30 PM ET (US)
Thanks-- sounds like an item to buy... the "thingies"
whalersman posted 08-09-2002 12:14 AM ET (US)
I just received my Cooler Cleats from a Boston Whaler Dealer. Inside was a shipping invoice from Boston Whaler in Edgewater, Flordia. The invoice stated, "1: CLEAT, HDPE" and then the description of the cleat for the boat. This was for one Cleat, but the quantiy was 2 ea.
For what it's worth. These were the Starboard versions for the later Outrages.
John O posted 08-09-2002 12:07 PM ET (US)
Thanks for the info,....have a great weekend!
mid 80's here in Gloucester Ma this weekend !
jimh posted 08-09-2002 02:13 PM ET (US)
cleat (klêt) n. 3.a length of wood or the like fixed to a surface, as a ramp, to give a firm foothold or to maintain an object in place.
Taylor posted 08-09-2002 02:15 PM ET (US)
Chocks is what I call them, pronouced like the stuff you use on a blackboard. http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?Chocks One meaning of cleat appears to be a synonym.
The Montauk version differs from the Outrage version. Montauk ones do not enclose the ends of the cooler.
Taylor posted 08-09-2002 02:19 PM ET (US)
chock 1 : a wedge or block for steadying a body (as a cask) and holding it motionless, for filling in an unwanted space, or for blocking the movement of a wheel.
Looks synonymous to me. I'm not even going to try for the diacritical mark on the prounciation. But I'm impressed with our moderator!
John O posted 08-10-2002 09:37 AM ET (US)
We called my college room mate "Wedge" because the def. is "The simplest tool know to man".... I do not think he cared for that much.
John O posted 08-10-2002 09:41 AM ET (US)
hey... it's early and I am off to the Daulk...I mean dock in my caaaahhh as we say here in the Northeast.
jimh posted 08-10-2002 11:26 AM ET (US)
Chocks, in the sense of a wedge to make something immoveable, are usually temporary, like wheel chocks on a trailer. Cleats are usually fixed in place.
You can call them what you want but on this FORUM we go with Whaler and call them cooler cleats.

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Author	Topic: cooler chalk designs
John O	posted 08-07-2002 09:37 PM ET (US) Looking for any info on making cooler chauks to raise 94qt cooler and secure to my 88 Newtauk. Does anyone have a pattern or pictures . Have looked at several old post discussing the making but I need some specifics. Igloo's kit does not fit as the cooler front touches where the deck begins to rise.
jimh	posted 08-07-2002 11:05 PM ET (US) Chocks?
John O	posted 08-07-2002 11:09 PM ET (US) Yeah, the wooden things that hold the cooler in place. Any ideas?
jimh	posted 08-08-2002 03:03 PM ET (US) Those cooler thingies are generally called "cooler cleats". You can find a picture of them at Cetacea Page 10 .
aubv	posted 08-08-2002 04:49 PM ET (US) John O, The "cooler thingys" (aka chocks in my book) but who am I to argue with jimh, so cleats it is ;-), are only about 50 bucks each in starboard from local BW dealers. Not sure how much the wooden ones are. I thought about making them but hardly seem worth it when I could spend the time using the boat instead. fwiw
John O	posted 08-08-2002 10:30 PM ET (US) Thanks-- sounds like an item to buy... the "thingies"
whalersman	posted 08-09-2002 12:14 AM ET (US) I just received my Cooler Cleats from a Boston Whaler Dealer. Inside was a shipping invoice from Boston Whaler in Edgewater, Flordia. The invoice stated, "1: CLEAT, HDPE" and then the description of the cleat for the boat. This was for one Cleat, but the quantiy was 2 ea. For what it's worth. These were the Starboard versions for the later Outrages.
John O	posted 08-09-2002 12:07 PM ET (US) Thanks for the info,....have a great weekend! mid 80's here in Gloucester Ma this weekend !
jimh	posted 08-09-2002 02:13 PM ET (US) cleat (klêt) n. 3.a length of wood or the like fixed to a surface, as a ramp, to give a firm foothold or to maintain an object in place.
Taylor	posted 08-09-2002 02:15 PM ET (US) Chocks is what I call them, pronouced like the stuff you use on a blackboard. http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?Chocks One meaning of cleat appears to be a synonym. The Montauk version differs from the Outrage version. Montauk ones do not enclose the ends of the cooler.
Taylor	posted 08-09-2002 02:19 PM ET (US) chock 1 : a wedge or block for steadying a body (as a cask) and holding it motionless, for filling in an unwanted space, or for blocking the movement of a wheel. Looks synonymous to me. I'm not even going to try for the diacritical mark on the prounciation. But I'm impressed with our moderator!
John O	posted 08-10-2002 09:37 AM ET (US) We called my college room mate "Wedge" because the def. is "The simplest tool know to man".... I do not think he cared for that much.
John O	posted 08-10-2002 09:41 AM ET (US) hey... it's early and I am off to the Daulk...I mean dock in my caaaahhh as we say here in the Northeast.
jimh	posted 08-10-2002 11:26 AM ET (US) Chocks, in the sense of a wedge to make something immoveable, are usually temporary, like wheel chocks on a trailer. Cleats are usually fixed in place. You can call them what you want but on this FORUM we go with Whaler and call them cooler cleats.