{"id":1363,"date":"2016-04-07T10:52:07","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T14:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boaterscatalog.com\/nbcat\/product\/folding-cleat\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:35:09","slug":"folding-cleats","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/boaterscatalog.com\/nbcat\/product\/folding-cleats\/","title":{"rendered":"Folding Cleats"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Folding Cleats<\/h3>\n<div id=\"WrapImage\">Mounts on surface of boat. No cut-outs or hole saws required. Just drill two holes with standard drill bits for the mounting screws or studs.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>These cleats lock down when not needed, and spring up when locking slide is retracted.<\/li>\n<li>No drain tubes or drain receptacles required. They do not leak into the boat.<\/li>\n<li>The most simple installation of any retractable cleat in the industry.<\/li>\n<li>Constructed of marine grade 316 cast S.S. and brightly polished.<\/li>\n<li>Two styles to choose from: The stud mount (with hidden fasteners) or through bolted (mounts with stainless steel machine screws &#8211; not supplied).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Proper maintenance consists of rinsing with fresh water regularly, and following each exposure to salt water. Stainless steel surfaces should be periodically wiped with a clean, soft cloth. Plastic surfaces may be cleaned with a mild, non-abrasive detergent solution, then rinsed with fresh water as necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Stainless steel Folding Cleats from Boaters Catalog mount above the deck with studs or nuts and bolts so there are no large holes to drill in your gunwale as with the Pop-Up and Pull-Up style cleats. Simply drill four small holes for the studs and bolt them down from the bottom.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mounts on surface of boat. No cut-outs or hole saws required.<\/li>\n<li>These cleats lock down when not needed, and spring up when release button is pushed in.<\/li>\n<li>No drain tubes or drain receptacles required. They do not leak into the boat.<\/li>\n<li>The most simple installation of any retractable cleat in the industry.<\/li>\n<li>Constructed of marine grade 316 cast S.S. and brightly polished.<\/li>\n<li>Two styles to choose from: The stud mount (with hidden fasteners) or through bolted (with visible screw holes). Stud length is 1 1\/2&#8243;.<\/li>\n<li>Great for use on pick-up truck beds as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boaterscatalog.com\/nbcat\/product-category\/explore_product\/customize\/\">See more of our quality boat accessories here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1371,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[634,23,32],"product_tag":[269,176,177,178,271,270],"class_list":{"0":"post-1363","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-boat_hardware","7":"product_cat-customize","8":"product_cat-popupcleats","9":"product_tag-3-5-inch-folding-cleat","10":"product_tag-4-inch-cleat","11":"product_tag-6-inch-cleat","12":"product_tag-8-inch-cleat","13":"product_tag-fold-down-cleat","14":"product_tag-folding-cleat","15":"product_shipping_class-mediumitemshipping","17":"first","18":"instock","19":"taxable","20":"shipping-taxable","21":"purchasable","22":"product-type-variable"},"exclude_global_add_ons":[],"addons":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/boaterscatalog.com\/nbcat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/boaterscatalog.com\/nbcat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/boaterscatalog.com\/nbcat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boaterscatalog.com\/nbcat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/boaterscatalog.com\/nbcat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boaterscatalog.com\/nbcat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1363"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boaterscatalog.com\/nbcat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1363"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boaterscatalog.com\/nbcat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}