[C38] Life-lines

[Charles B. Finn]

Patrick,
The major threat to stainless is corrosion in an oxygen deprived 
environment.  Given this, it is hard to understand why Catalina 
routinely went with coated lifelines....   If I were you I would go for 
the larger un-coated wire for the above reason AND the fact no marine 
surveyor will certify your boat to an insurance company without 
lifelines within spec.
As to lifelines saving your butt, I am still hurting from a bad scrape 
to my right shin and knee obtained when I was moving (quickly) from the 
helm to the bow in order to catch a mooring.  As I went on deck around 
the dodger, my foot slipped over the rail and my trip over the side was 
painfully stopped by being jammed in the lifelines...  Better a bad 
bruise than having the boat sail away without me!

Chuck Finn
(I learn the hard way)
Mighty Quinn  #114
Great Lakes

On 7/9/2010 9:05 AM, Patrick Harpole wrote:
> Thanks.....you and this site are extremely helpful.
> Patrick
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russ and Karleen Duff" 
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> Subject: Re: [C38] Life-lines
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>> 56' from the waterline.
>>
>> Russ and Karleen Duff
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Patrick Harpole
>> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 10:50 PM
>> To: Catalina 38 Listserve
>> Subject: [C38] Life-lines
>>
>> Someone suggested I replace my life-lines because they are coated in 
>> plastic
>>
>> so I can tell if they are fraying.  They advised stainless steel.  Seems
>> like an expensive retro-fit..  I can't remember every really using 
>> the life
>> line to prevent falling overboard.
>>
>> Also does anyone know the height of our Catalina 38's?  I've been going
>> under some bridges lately and from the cockpit it looks as though I 
>> am gonna
>>
>> lose my mast.  Hasn't happened yet.
>>
>> Patrick
>> Blue eyes
>> S F Bay
>>
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