Why not a teak base fastened to the deck, the height of the toe rail, onto which a chock would be mounted? This is the solution I plan to use on my boat. You wouldn't have to maintain the teak base: It would be largely out of view and teak in its "natural state" will last indefinitely. Irv, Did you purchase a 17', just not Eugene's? I was confused by your past email regarding Eugene's boat and thought that you had decided not to buy a 17. --Craig ----- Original Message ----- From: <htmills@bright.net> To: ">Mboats<" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 7:30 PM Subject: Bow Chocks Irv, I don't have aluminum toe rail, but I remember seeing something in one of the catalogs for attaching to aluminum toe rail. All it did was sandwich the extrusion and a bolt through the holes in the extrusion clamped it in place. Maybe something similar would work: Two blocks of wood shaped to fit up to the toe rail with bolts clamping them to it. Then you have a flat surface for the chock. I'm not sure what the bolt spacing it on the rail, but perhaps a pair of them could be removed with longer ones that would pass through the chock, the block, the rail and the deck edge. Just a thought. If you didn't want wood to maintain, substitute the material of your choice. BuscaBrisas has teak toerails and someone trimmed them back a wee bit to make room for the chocks: http://www.trailersailor.com/uploads/bowcalm.jpg http://www.trailersailor.com/uploads/bowstark.jpg Tod _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats