I would say not very necessary. Mostly, they give you a false
sense of security at best. At worst, they're a hazard. On bigger
boats, when you're going up to the front a lot, I can justify them
I suppose.

"Wally" wrote in message
...
How neccessary are lifelines on a small boat like my 18-footer? They don't
seem very functional to me - they barely reach knee height, there's no
deck
to speak of along the sides of the coachroof, and they come down to the
sides around the cockpit - there's no pushpit, only a pulpit, and the most
aft stanchion is level with the back of the cabin.

In terms of their supposed function as something to stop people falling
overboard, it seems that the only area of the boat that they have any
chance
of protecting is the foredeck. I've always likened them more to tripwires
and I've been swithering about whether to keep them on at all. There are
no
spreader plates, so work is required to strengthen them anyway, and making
plugs for the mounting holes will be much less work than trying to make
spreader plates to fit into the tight spaces inside.

Before I make the final decision to remove them, is there anything I'm
missing about their function, such that removal would be a mistake?


--
Wally
www.makearatherlonglinkthattakesyounowhere.com
Things are always clearer in the cold, post-upload light.

I would say not very necessary. Mostly, they give you a false
sense of security at best. At worst, they're a hazard. On bigger
boats, when you're going up to the front a lot, I can justify them
I suppose.

Still, after all the dumb comments and useless advice, I have to step up to the
plate and offer the only valid statements.
Lifelines are a must and this is why...
You can hang cupholders from them.

Capt RB

Bobsprit wrote:
I would say not very necessary. Mostly, they give you a false
sense of security at best. At worst, they're a hazard. On bigger
boats, when you're going up to the front a lot, I can justify them
I suppose.

Still, after all the dumb comments and useless advice, I have to step
up to the plate and offer the only valid statements.
Lifelines are a must and this is why...
You can hang cupholders from them.

No stove. No hot stuff to put in cups. No cups. Ergo, no need for
cupholders.


--
Wally
www.makearatherlonglinkthattakesyounowhere.com
Things are always clearer in the cold, post-upload light.

On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 12:14:04 GMT, "Wally" wrote
this crap:

No stove. No hot stuff to put in cups. No cups. Ergo, no need for
cupholders.

What about for the beer?


Hero@Horvath

I don't spend my money on food. I spend most of my money
on women, porn, booze, and recreation. The rest of it I just waste.

You use cupholds at the bow?

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
I would say not very necessary. Mostly, they give you a false
sense of security at best. At worst, they're a hazard. On bigger
boats, when you're going up to the front a lot, I can justify them
I suppose.

Still, after all the dumb comments and useless advice, I have to step up
to the
plate and offer the only valid statements.
Lifelines are a must and this is why...
You can hang cupholders from them.

Capt RB

Jonathan Ganz wrote:

You use cupholds at the bow?



Well Jon, you have too apply a little reason here. Consider that
Boobsies boat
is slip bound. Now if you're sitting on the dock by the bow, with
hibachi set
up grilling huge fat dripping polish sausages, (sort of a tail gate
party with
a marine motif), what more logical place for the cup holders? Except
that they
are not to hold cups but rather beer steins.

Cheers
Marty

On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 13:04:07 -0400, Martin Baxter
wrote:

Jonathan Ganz wrote:

You use cupholds at the bow?



Well Jon, you have too apply a little reason here. Consider that
Boobsies boat
is slip bound. Now if you're sitting on the dock by the bow, with
hibachi set
up grilling huge fat dripping polish sausages, (sort of a tail gate
party with
a marine motif), what more logical place for the cup holders? Except
that they
are not to hold cups but rather beer steins.

Actually, that doesn't sound too bad to me.

There are worse things I guess..

"Pockets of Resistance" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 13:04:07 -0400, Martin Baxter
wrote:

Jonathan Ganz wrote:

You use cupholds at the bow?



Well Jon, you have too apply a little reason here. Consider that
Boobsies boat
is slip bound. Now if you're sitting on the dock by the bow, with
hibachi set
up grilling huge fat dripping polish sausages, (sort of a tail gate
party with
a marine motif), what more logical place for the cup holders? Except
that they
are not to hold cups but rather beer steins.

Actually, that doesn't sound too bad to me.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message

| Lifelines are a must and this is why...
| You can hang cupholders from them.

Amatuer.... I went from the breast to the bottle. That trauma alone was
enough to restrict further excursions.

Cup... HAH!

CM

How old were you? 14?

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
...

"Bobsprit" wrote in message

| Lifelines are a must and this is why...
| You can hang cupholders from them.

Amatuer.... I went from the breast to the bottle. That trauma alone was
enough to restrict further excursions.

Cup... HAH!

CM