[C320-list] Lifeline replacement

[Doug Treff]

That's the same design I have on my 1996. I'm sure Catalina changed them over the years, or yours may not be original.

Based on the condition of my lifelines, I'm fairly certain they're original.

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Doug Treff
doug at treff.us

On Sat, Jul 11, 2020, at 12:58 PM, Scott Thompson wrote:
> Apart from the hooks that look nothing like the sleek pelican hooks that 
> came with my boat, that kit appears to only include 4 wires rather than 
> 8, and does not appear to include connectors that are in the factory 
> original lifelines on my boat at the gate stanchion. Those connectors 
> keep the lifelines forward of the gate stanchion taught even when the 
> pelican hooks are disconnected at the stern pulpit. I assume that this 
> means that each lifeline runs continuously from bow to stern, which 
> means that if you disconnect the pelican hook at the aft end the entire 
> lifeline goes slack all the way to the bow. Is that how these work? If 
> so, then not the same design as the original by any means.
>