I replaced Calypso's last year with new wire and turnbuckles. For our limited racing we needed un-coated wire (there is some allowance for line but I did not follow that course).
29 year old vinyl coated lifelines likely have significant hidden corrosion. I was surprised how far back (from the end of the vinyl) corrosion was evident on Calypso's old life lines. I cut back the vinyl out of curiosity. The boat has been in salt water the last 10 years. From old pieces that came with the boat I suspect the life line were changed 2 or 3 times between 1971 and 2011. Martin Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Seattle ________________________________ From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Joel Aronson Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 9:53 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Life lines Sorry about the partial message! Now that we all know each others preferences for gloves and footwear, I thought I would start a new discussion. My boat has the original 29 year old vinyl coated lifelines and a couple of bent turnbuckles. I know the turnbuckles require immediate attention. Should I: a. pretend there can be no corrosion b. try to strip off the vinyl c just replace them? If "c" use wire or Dyneema? Thanks. -- Joel 301 541 8551
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