I guess the name says it all, unless, of course, you want Bob to tether
himself to his "lifelines". The word you might be looking for is
"jacklines", lines that serve no other purpose than attachment points for
tethers.
John Cairns
"Dufus" wrote in message
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"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
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........, but then
you shouldn't be relying on them anyway. They're the grap of
last resort.


Actually, lifelines are for snapping you harness on when you have to leave
the cockpit offshore. Errr, well, Bobsprit wouldn't have to ever worry
about that anyway so he may as well replace his plastic coated wire cables
with decorative goldtone cord.