A fishhook in an of itself, isn't a failure. Many people use them
to steady themselves when moving along the deck. I would prefer
to replace/inspect the lifelines as appropriate and in the mean time
not have cut fingers.

"Dave" wrote in message
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On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 09:36:42 -0800, "Jonathan Ganz"
said:

The downside is that rust can develop
beneath the plastic which shortens the life of the lines, but then
you shouldn't be relying on them anyway. They're the grap of
last resort.

And your "grap" of last resort should have its fishooks covered up? Not
sure
I wouldn't prefer a cut finger to a lifeline that fails when needed.


Dave
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