When buying coated lifelines, If it's advertised as 1/4", is the cable itself 1/4" or is the cable and the coating 1/4"?
Dave
Dave
Lifeline sizing
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Just so happens a lifeline discussion has been going on in the Cherubini Hunter forum. Doesn't exactly answer your question, but might give some different perspective about coated vs non-coated lifelines. I went with uncoated lifelines when I replaced several years ago.
http://forums.hunter.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=119039
http://forums.hunter.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=119039
Absolutely forget coated. They use cheaper wire, the plastic makes it prone to crevice corrosion. The plain wires, same stuff as standing rigging, is worthy of trusting your life to, looks great, stays looking great instead of developing that crazed old plastic look after a couple years. I think it actually feels nicer on the hands than plastic.
Plastic lifelines are one of the stupidest things ever foisted on the boating public. They only belong on SeaRay's.
Plastic lifelines are one of the stupidest things ever foisted on the boating public. They only belong on SeaRay's.
I don't understand about the crevice corrosion that you are talking about. My coated lifelines are original on my 1983 H30 and are still solid. Almost every boat manufactured since the 60's has coated lifelines on it. Even the new boats. They seem to last for at least a couple of decades. How much more life do you expect to get out of a set of lifelines? If you had un-coated lifelines that you knew were 25 years old would you trust them?
The only real reason I can figure out to use un-coated wire for lifelines would be to gain wire size for strength. Everything else seems to really be blown out of proportion.
A couple of questions for Roger......How many times have your lifelines been used to the point that they would be saving your life? and How many lifelines have you seen that have broken? The way I see it, If my 300 lb body gets hurled across the deck at 60 miles an hour, It's going to take out more than the lifelines.
Dave
The only real reason I can figure out to use un-coated wire for lifelines would be to gain wire size for strength. Everything else seems to really be blown out of proportion.
A couple of questions for Roger......How many times have your lifelines been used to the point that they would be saving your life? and How many lifelines have you seen that have broken? The way I see it, If my 300 lb body gets hurled across the deck at 60 miles an hour, It's going to take out more than the lifelines.
Dave
None yet but, if it ever happens, I'll be glad that they are all wire instead of smaller wire with plastic around it.
I have seen lifelines that were severely degraded inside the plastic, my old ones.
Another issue: The only real purpose of the plastic is appearance. As soon as the plastic is damaged, and it is considerably less abrasion and weather resistant than stainless steel, they are going to look worn.
What's the point of the plastic anyway? Once you've lived with plain S.S. lifelines, you'll ask the same question.
Dave if your 300 pound body gets accelerated to 60 MPH in 9 feet across a deck you will already be in trouble even if you pass under the lifeline or more likely over them.
Logic: If you had a choice of buying something that you thought would last 20 to 25 years or more, would you buy a covering that was guaranteed to make it look like crap in two?
Stu, they sell 450,000 dollar houses with 30 year mortgages with 10 year wall to wall carpet. You don't finish paying for that carpet for 20 years after it is gone.
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