[C38] Life-lines

[Patrick Harpole]

Chuck,

You need some "eye-candy" to handle your bow line.
Patrick


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles B. Finn" <charles at finn.ws>
To: "Catalina 38 Listserve" <listserve at catalina38.org>
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 6:52 AM
Subject: Re: [C38] Life-lines


> 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" 
>> <avantura at comcast.net>
>> To: "'Catalina 38 Listserve'" <listserve at catalina38.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 7:53 PM
>> Subject: Re: [C38] Life-lines
>>
>>
>>> 56' from the waterline.
>>>
>>> Russ and Karleen Duff
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org
>>> [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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