On 2007-05-26 22:02:26 -0400, Skip Gundlach said:

Leaving it on deck without a cover, a stainless wire would rust for
sure, staining the deck.

Disagreement on this. Stainless without a cover is pretty much
stainless. Only when you cover it does it become non-stainless.

That said, I'd use a flat strap for jacklines rather than any round
material that can roll under foot and trip us up.

I personally would prefer that be of nylon or some other "stretchy"
material, but a case can be made for the jacklines to be very low
stretch, depending on the stretchiness of the harness lines to prevent
sudden shock loads on my body.

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