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Darcy Member	posted October 02, 2002 05:58 PM The Sandpiper I was on had no life lines; just a bow pulpit. I've seen pictures of some boats though that had complete life lines, bow and stern pulpits. Does anyone have opinions on the best way to go here? On the smaller boats I've sailed (Sharks, Dragons, etc.) we usually have not had any lines or pulpits. I think the feeling here is that because the decks are quite narrow that life lines might tend to trip you rather than help. You are often moving around and outside the shrouds. Sandpipers also have very deep cockpits for their size. You would be less likely to trip out of the cockpit. Any comments from small boat sailors would be appreciated. D'Arcy
Ken Member	posted October 02, 2002 08:20 PM Even though I've also seen boats under 23 ft without lifelines, having them on my Sandpiper makes me feel a lot more secure when walking the side decks forward to grab a mooring line or catch a mooring tire at our club. ------------------ "Drop a load of gurry overboard on Tuesday and it'll still be wit ye on Saturday"
Celtic Kiss unregistered	posted October 03, 2002 12:58 AM D'arcy; Are you considering using the standard lifelines or the netting? A friend of mine had lifelines on his San Juan 21 and found that they would interfere with the sails. He has since removed them. Robert Celtic Kiss #2120
whited unregistered	posted October 03, 2002 08:32 AM On my 17' Siren, I had the deluxe package.... bow pulpit, lifelines and stern rail. My boys were young back then and I sure appreciated the sense of security. On any kind of small 'cruising/weekender' type of boat, I would still want them.
Darcy Member	posted October 03, 2002 09:40 AM Thanks for everyones' comments. Initially, I was leaning towards no lines but I'm being swayed the other way now. The extra security could be beneficial especially as we would often be sailing with company who are not experienced sailors. Even some of our veteran sailor friends have trouble moving about on a small boat: A little too much time on big stable cruising boats. I've sailed boats with netting and it proved extremely usefull. For example, if a big wave washes over the deck, a crew can quite easily be swept between the lines. The last time I saw this happen though was rounding the Swiftsure light ship off of Vancouver Island (15 foot waves). I don't think I would go with it here as the Muskoka Lakes usually are not this rough. In regards to sail handling, usually you can adjust the life lines to not interfere with the sails. The forward life line can be brought down (or even in slightly) at the pulpit to let the jib fly without trouble between the life line and the pulpit. I would also work on the overall height of the lines to make sure the foot of the jib could be skirted over it. Regards, D'Arcy

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