Thom Stewart wrote:

On a small boat they really aren't lifelines as such but more of
outboard boundary markers.

On most boats MOB's are usually miss steps because people lose track
of where they are, while doing something else besides watching for
when they run out of boat. I don't know if the low lifeline is more
of a triping hazard or slipping off without a line is greater?

Just thougth I'd mention that the line reminds you of where you're
stepping

Well, as I said to Bob, my experience is in dinghies, where such things
don't exist. I think I'll be taking them off for now and see what I can do
to rig a harness attachment point in the forward part of the boat.


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