Charlie;
When I added the radar arch and new stern railings to Imzadi in 2008/2009, it was time to replace my 30 year old lifelines. I determined the lengths I needed (somewhat shorter because of the new arrangement at the stern) and gave the old wires to the guys at Captain Sam's so they could match the diameters of the upper and lower. They made new lifelines for me with swaged ends to match my existing turnbuckles. I think the cost was between $200 and $250 for all 4 lifelines. The lines they made were actually a couple of inches longer than I really needed (I may have measured wrong, or they left a bit extra) and the new lifelines didn't tension up as much as I had planned. Which actually turned out to be an advantage when I installed new stanchion bases and moved my stanchions out to the toenail in 2010, and needed slightly longer lifelines. West Marine's rigging shop can also match your existing lifelines with either covered or uncovered line at a pretty reasonable cost. I'm sure Deaton's or Sailcraft can do it as well - but everything seems to cost more in Oriental than it does in Washington. Bill Doar said he thought about synthetic lifelines when he changed the standing rigging on Advent II to PBO, but went with stainless (uncoated IIRC) because of the limited life of synthetic and the need to renew the splices every year or so to maintain the tension of the lifelines. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of cenel...@aol.com Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 11:55 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List SS wire or line for lifelines I am considering replacing my 17 year old lifelines (wire with white plastic cover) this year. I like the idea of bare SS wire (long lifetime) although the hassle of the fittings, swaging, etc. is not appealing. OTOH, high tech line is begining to be used which eliminates the fittings, swaging, etc. but it likely has a limited life exposed to the North Carolina sun every day. Opinions and especially experience from the list would be appreciated. TIA, Charlie Nelson Water Phantom C&C 36 XL/kcb cenel...@aol.com
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