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Originally Posted by Matt
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I have one of those cleat doohickeys. My impression is, meh. It works for a quick tie off point, and it holds the painter in place. For anchoring short term while on the boat I'll use it. Longer term anchoring and leaving boat while diving, I always tie off the anchor line to the painter, then cleat off the anchor line thru the doohickey. The bitter end of my anchor line is clipped off inside the anchor locker.
What it doesn't do is create a nice slippery area to recover the anchor line and chain over. I hope someone comes on here and supplies us with a viable option that works for cheap. Some folks use rub rail glued on vertically.