Anchor tie off point
Thanks Gentleman-Both good ideas but neither create a perfect tie off point. Frankly, I don't have a lot of confidence in the strength of fold down cleats and due to the location on a 190 I have a feeling they may be screwed in rather than thru bolted. If they are just screwed in, they could pull out relatively easy and it is my understanding that solid cleats are 5 or 6 times stronger than fold downs.
The BITT option is great but I can't think of a way to install a back up plate. It could be installed on the chair mount plate by simply drilling and threading but because of the base size I would be losing my add'l rod holder which I hate to do and even though its perfectly functional I'm afraid it would take away from the 190s sporty look.
At this point unless someone makes a suggestion which is more appealing, I'll probably mount a cleat directly to the chair base and install chocks on either of the bow light. I can't use B/U plates on them but If i run the anchor line thru the bow eye (as suggested) there isn't a great deal of strength required since the pull is distributed equally between the eye and the cleat (I think)
I'm sure many others have wished for a more convenient tie off point maybe someone came up with one of those head slapping (why didn't i think of that)ideas. Hopefully they'll chime in. Thanks for the suggestions!
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