If your vinyl coated lifelines are more than a few years old, and especially if they have any rust stains near a crack in the vinyl consider replacing them as part of this project. The vinyl hides failing SS wire caused by corrosion. I was unpleasantly surprised by how weak Calypso’s old vinyl covered lifelines had become. Calypso now has un-covered SS wire lifelines. I had the rigging shop re-use most of the hardware which kept the cost down. I sent the old lifelines in to be used as a pattern.
If you sail in conditions where having lifelines strong enough to support your crew and guest’s weight might be important, close inspection and early replacement are recommended. If you race, most of the “offshore” class races now require non-covered lifelines. Martin DeYoung Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Seattle [Description: Description: cid:D1BF9853-22F7-47FB-86F2-4115CE0BAF2F] From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Barbara Hickson Fellers via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 10:15 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Quick question re: putting gates in lifelines Hi All, I just found out from my 84 yr old mom whose otherwise healthy as a horse, that she has declined invitations to sail because its hard for her to get over the lifeline without losing her balance. So...gates are in order asap! The upper lifeline is larger than the lower (probably 3/16" and 1/8" but have not measured precisely yet) and they are both vinyl coated. They have closed body adjusters at both bow and stern pulpits. Question: is there any reason I cannot install a gate using the existing lifeline (which is in good shape) by loosening up the adjusters, cutting the lifeline where needed at the gate stanchions and installing the hardware, then tightening adjusters to fit? Existing hardware is all machine swaged and I'm going with hand swaged fittings for the gates (if I can find a big swaging tool :-o ). Am I missing something? Trying to get this done for a Mother's Day sail and brunch on the boat. I don't think this would be too hard to get done right, but you know how those "little" boat projects go... Thanks, Barbara Hickson Fellers C & C 33-1 Flight Risk Charleston, SC
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