Stanchion heights

pelagicasd · Apr 18, 2006

I'm not sure but I think they were for decoration. Being so low they made
the boat seem "sleek".
I can't imagine them being thouought of as a safety feature. More of a trip
line than a life line. One of my first projects was to replace them. Lyric's
origional bow pulpit had a straight upright to the the upper rail. I've
noticed all the other Vegas have an upright that turns into a U before going
to the upper rail. What kind is yours? Does anyone know when they made the
change? Lyric didn't have a stern pulpit until we built one. Walt

vegatern · Apr 19, 2006

I have wondered about the height of the lifelines on the Tern.
They are low for me (or perhaps I am just too darn tall) and because
they follow the line of the tumble home of the hull the useable width
of the deck is reduced. The stanchions seem to be about 19" to 20"
off the deck but because they follow the sweep of the scuppers at the
cockpit, the useful height is reduced to about 16" were the coamings
join the cabin. Stepping over the coaming to the side deck can be
awkward to say the least. I have not been able to come up with an
aesthetically pleasing solution for this and would be interested to
hear if anyone has addressed this. The only thought I have is to run
a line from the stern pulpit to the upper shroud but this seem more to
be more of a stop-gap response than a solution. At present I use jack
lines (webbing) on the deck from the coaming to near the bow but am
thinking perhaps of moving them some way to the coach roof and using a
shorter harness line. What is everyone else doing?
Craig, Tern #1519

Stanchion heights

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