Lifeline replacement
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The SBO store sells the wire and fittings, but I don' know if they will make up new lines. @Dave Groshong will know.
I've used Rigging Only in New Bedford, MA. Give them a call and ship the old lifelines to them. They'll make new ones and send them back. On my last order, it took a week from the time I shipped them to the time I got them back.
I've used Rigging Only in New Bedford, MA. Give them a call and ship the old lifelines to them. They'll make new ones and send them back. On my last order, it took a week from the time I shipped them to the time I got them back.
You may want to look at pricing out Dyneema over Steel Cable as you could do your own if you know how to splice.
@JK_Boston_Catalina310 replaced his with New England Ropes STS-WR2, I'm considering this route.
New Lifelines for Smitty
Today I finished our new lifelines. As a quick disclaimer, we haven't used side gates since the ICW, so this wouldn't work for others. Our lifelines were the original coated steel wire. They had rust spots, saged, were unsafe and unsightly. We replaced the top gate with a solid bar to assist...
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Lots of places that have a rig shop can make them, including West Marine, etc. (just google lieflines) Simply remove them and take or mail them to them. Or you can contact a rigger in your area to come down to your boat to replace them on-site. Or you can purchase Suncor lifelines from any number of distributors and install them yourself as I did but you will need a cable cutter.
I bought individual Suncor fittings and a chunk of cable for my Gloucester 20. Used a Dremel rotary tool with a cutoff disc to cut the cable. The Suncors are considerably easier to install than the Hayn Himods I used on my standing wires.
When my boat was new I needed gates on the stbd bow to the finger pier. I ended up doing both sides. Seeing a major project, I bought the crimping tool and LL hardware. It was cheaper than having it done, and I still have the crimper that I'll soon use for adding a gate on each beam. I suggest DIY.
What was your cost for the tool? How did it work? We're you satisfied with the results?
I have not spliced dynema. I have spliced nylon and did it using a phillips headed screw driver. But I was making dock lines and not life lines. On a Coronado 23 that I fixed up, I did go to lowes and buy some tygon tubing to recover my existing life lines. The original plastic had cracked. So I pulled it all off and the underlying ss wire was still in good shape. So I covered it. I went with bright orange so it was easier to see.
that's not true. 7mm New England Ropes STS-WR2 costs $2.11 a foot. the wire is $1.79 but then you need fittings
Depends where you are shopping. 3/16" uncoated SS wire is 98 ¢ a foot at Rigging Only Coated lifeline wire is only 6 cents a foot more.
Depends what you need. Hand crimped (NicoPress) studs about $8-$9 each, a full turnbuckle with stud and eye, about $30.
The downside to dyneema is its lifespan. Uncoated 316 SS wire is essentially forever, Dyneema will need to be replaced sooner because of UV exposure and chafe.
This might be helpful: Know how: Replacing Lifelines
that is what's nice about the STS-WR2. it has a double braided cover for UV and chafe.
the other part that isn't in your costs is the shipping. if you are in mainland, no problem. but if not that can be a big deal.
the other part that isn't in your costs is the shipping. if you are in mainland, no problem. but if not that can be a big deal.
For a 17' boat, shipping life lines shouldn't be expensive. My recent order shipped for $23 and included 2 sets of lifelines, with about 200 ft of wire.