I have decided to replace our aging/broken lifelines with 3/16 bare wire. I was adamant about using 1/8 coated but after checking out a few boats with uncoated 3/16 I changed my mind.
My question now is about hardware. There will be two gates on each side (stern and mid-ship) .
I was planning to simply use a gate stop (collar with set screw) at the stanchion opposite the gate hooks. I've seen this on many boats and it works well and reduces the overall cost by several hundred dollars.
The boats I saw with the above arrangement all used 7 X 19 coated wire. The examples of uncoated wire I saw all used 1 X 19. Will the same arrangement (gate stop collar) work with 1 X 19 or will it be too stiff to bend when I open the gate? When I looked at boats with uncoated wire I (unfortunately) didn't look at this aspect.
Adding eight "double gate eyes" increases my cost over $400.
There is also the option of using 7 X 19 uncoated wire but several people have told me it's extremely uncomfortable to the touch.
Not sure what I should do?
Chris
My question now is about hardware. There will be two gates on each side (stern and mid-ship) .
I was planning to simply use a gate stop (collar with set screw) at the stanchion opposite the gate hooks. I've seen this on many boats and it works well and reduces the overall cost by several hundred dollars.
The boats I saw with the above arrangement all used 7 X 19 coated wire. The examples of uncoated wire I saw all used 1 X 19. Will the same arrangement (gate stop collar) work with 1 X 19 or will it be too stiff to bend when I open the gate? When I looked at boats with uncoated wire I (unfortunately) didn't look at this aspect.
Adding eight "double gate eyes" increases my cost over $400.
There is also the option of using 7 X 19 uncoated wire but several people have told me it's extremely uncomfortable to the touch.
Not sure what I should do?
Chris