Richard I dont find any difference in comfort between coated lines and bare wire. However I believe some level of Ocean racing category requires non coated lifelines Mike
________________________________ From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Richard Walter Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 12:28 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Lifelines and Stanchions (bare wire) Greetings, I too am planning to replace my lifelines. As I understand, the reason for non-coated lifelines is so that they are easier to inspect, wear will show, and water won't pool in the coating. However, how about comfort? Richard s/v INDIGO 1978 36-footer 2012 Mystic Seaport Rendezvous Attendee --- On Tue, 9/25/12, Rich Knowles <r...@sailpower.ca> wrote: From: Rich Knowles <r...@sailpower.ca> Subject: Re: Stus-List Lifelines and Stanchions To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 10:41 AM Alex, I also have had bare stainless since 1998. No problems at all Rich Knowles Indigo. LF38 Halifax On 2012-09-25, at 11:18, Alex Giannelia <a...@airsensing.com> wrote: Thanks Wally, that gives me quite a bit of comfort. ALEX GIANNELIA Phone (416) 203-9858 Fax (416) 203-9843 Cell (416) 529-0070 email: a...@airsensing.com WEB: www.airsensing.com Message: 10 Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:18:13 +0000 From: Wally Bryant <w...@wbryant.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Lifelines and Stanchions Message-ID: <5061a105.8060...@wbryant.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed I've been running bare wire through my stanchions since 2005 with no noticeable chafe problem. Wal Alex wrote: > do I need to worry about chafing on the stanchion itself, as the wire would have the same hardness. -- s/v Stella Blue www.wbryant.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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