[C320-list] Lifeline hardware specs

[Allan Field]

The Association Toolbox Loaner program for Association members has the
swaging tools if you are inclined to do this yourself!
Allan S. Field


On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 7:22 PM Jack Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
wrote:

> Hello all:
>
> Does anyone know what the specs are for the swages on our lifelines?
>
> My lifelines are looking past their due date, but it seems to me that the
> pelican hooks, gates, etc., are all in good shape and that I don’t need to
> buy the entire kit from Catalina Direct.
>
> So if I could find a way to sources swaged fittings that work with that
> hardware, I would only need to buy some 7x7 wire and the swages to redo the
> lifelines. Using one piece of hardware, I did a cursory check at West
> Marine and couldn’t find anything that matches.
>
> So, obviously, my next step is to ask whether anyone else has walked this
> path before me and knows the answer.
>
> Jack Brennan
> Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320, no. 528
> Tierra Verde, Fl.
> Dolphin Cruising Club of Tampa Bay
>
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