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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by bjoye[/i] [br]The CD kit is one continuous line from the bow to the stern where it attaches to the stern railing with a pelican hook. I see 2 problems with this: (1), if the 'gate' is down, the line has no tension all the way to the bow. If you go forward and trip and grab for it, there is nothing there to hold you. By breaking it up into 2 lines (the forward section and the gate section), the line is always under tension forward of the cockpit. Hence the need for the gate bracket. (2) it forces you to climb aboard at the very back of the cockpit. On my boat (89'), the step into the cockpit is a the very front of the cockpit. Also, never use vinyl coated lifelines, they hide corrosion. [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic.