I'm sure I'm not the first person to want this.
Our gates have a pretty typical design - just a single strand of wire rope across the top, with a pelican clip.
This is fine except that it leaves a gap underneath that is fine for humans, but my dog can slip underneath. Not usually a problem but, being right by the part of the coaming he needs to step over to go to the foredeck, it makes him vulnerable to unexpected waves and such. He's had a couple of close calls where the toe rail saved him. In general, he is not allowed to go forward unless conditions are fairly benign, but things happen.
I have been trying to come up with a clever gate design that closes this gap, but without requiring a second clip or resulting in some tripping hazard when the gate is open.
My best solution is to run a line from the base of the foreward stanchion to the pelican clip. So, when the gate is closed, there will be an additional diagonal bit that cuts across the space, which should be just barely enough.
Surely someone else has solved this, already.
Our gates have a pretty typical design - just a single strand of wire rope across the top, with a pelican clip.
This is fine except that it leaves a gap underneath that is fine for humans, but my dog can slip underneath. Not usually a problem but, being right by the part of the coaming he needs to step over to go to the foredeck, it makes him vulnerable to unexpected waves and such. He's had a couple of close calls where the toe rail saved him. In general, he is not allowed to go forward unless conditions are fairly benign, but things happen.
I have been trying to come up with a clever gate design that closes this gap, but without requiring a second clip or resulting in some tripping hazard when the gate is open.
My best solution is to run a line from the base of the foreward stanchion to the pelican clip. So, when the gate is closed, there will be an additional diagonal bit that cuts across the space, which should be just barely enough.
Surely someone else has solved this, already.
