[Rhodes22-list] Life Lines

[Ronald Lipton]

I agree, in Monroe Harbor in Chicago tenders transport sailors
to the boats and back.  I can't tell you how many people have
struggled getting over lifelines, almost falling, and slipping and
sliding.  I just step right on the boat.

Ron
On Nov 22, 2006, at 9:51 AM, Bill Effros wrote:

> Oh, and forget the "life lines"--they are death traps.  Imagine  
> yourself at the top of the Empire State Building with a fence that  
> stops at the knee.  Now picture the Empire State Building swaying  
> in the wind.
> The stays all over the boat are what you hold onto--they are your  
> life line.  No one has ever fallen off my boat.  I've never heard  
> of anyone falling off a Rhodes-22 who said "If only that boat had  
> life lines I wouldn't have fallen overboard."
>
> Bill Effros
>
> Nan Bailey wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>> I am in touch with Stan @ General Boats to purchase a recycled  
>> boat and
>> would be interested in hearing some feedback.  Are there any features
>> that are "must have"?  I thought I would want life-lines but Stan is
>> suggesting I reconsider.  I am assuming I will have a depth-finder  
>> and
>> compass put in...make sense?  Other thoughts?
>>
>>
>> I am on the Long Island Sound and hope to use it for day sails and  
>> some
>> overnights with my 10/15 yr old children & friends.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Nan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> <http://www.npbailey.com/>
>>   <http://www.npbailey.com/>
>>
>> Nan P Bailey, MBA, CFP(r), AIF(r)
>>
>> 1875 Palmer Ave, Ste 206
>>
>> Larchmont, NY  10538
>>
>>
>> tel. 914.834.9105
>>
>> fax 914.834.6376
>>
>> www.npbailey.com <http://www.npbailey.com/>
>> nan at npbailey.com
>>
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>> Financial
>> Network; Member NASD/SIPC, a Registered Investment Advisor
>>
>>
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