Sail4beer 3,411 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,554 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Sail4beer said: Beautiful. Am I the only one who thinks boats without pulpits and lifelines look unfinished? They get a bit of that blank Wally look without them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Will1073 102 Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 2 hours ago, SloopJonB said: Beautiful. Am I the only one who thinks boats without pulpits and lifelines look unfinished? They get a bit of that blank Wally look without them. Not me! Looks fantastic 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bmiller 1,140 Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Ha, title on video says stainless steel, that ain't ss. But the weld process is dialed in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bristol-Cruiser 1,374 Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 13 hours ago, SloopJonB said: Beautiful. Am I the only one who thinks boats without pulpits and lifelines look unfinished? They get a bit of that blank Wally look without them. I like it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sail4beer 3,411 Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 15 hours ago, SloopJonB said: Beautiful. Am I the only one who thinks boats without pulpits and lifelines look unfinished? They get a bit of that blank Wally look without them. Safety add ons..I took mine off since I don’t sail it in the Atlantic Ocean. If I go offshore I get are required. Plus, with a 10’ beam you could hardly make it down the side decks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TwoLegged 2,238 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 On 12/27/2021 at 11:02 PM, SloopJonB said: Am I the only one who thinks boats without pulpits and lifelines look unfinished? They get a bit of that blank Wally look without them. To me, no lifelines makes a boat look truly old-fashioned. That's how yots were back in the day when wealthy yotties hired crew for a penny a day, and just bought new crew to replace any who drowned themselves before payday. I guess the theory was that if the crew were not skilled enough to stay on the boat, they weren't much loss anyway. Chuck a shilling at the widow and call it Darwinism. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Veeger 471 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 I always like to look at boats without lifelines as their absence seems to enhance the designer’s art. Perhaps that’s why lifeline are on so many boats these days—not so much art to detract from. However, when I look at boats like the Eagle 54 daysailer, I seem to get an immediate urge to sit down when I think of going forward on her. (And I’m not even on it!) Even their 44 would make me a touch nervous. Perhaps, on boats with deep cockpits and under 40’ loa, it is okay to go without, but bigger than that? Probably not… https://www.leonardoyachts.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kris Cringle 2,161 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Lifelines are a good prop for the lens. They give dimension and depth to a shot. But I've seen great shots over the leeward deck without lifelines, too. Like many things boat, you can save a lot of $$ leaving them off the design. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jamhass 133 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Or you can go with Morris Yachts, who as I recall had retractable lifeline stanchions on some of their yachts. Never did figure out how those worked in action, stringing the lifelines and such. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TwoLegged 2,238 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 13 hours ago, jamhass said: Or you can go with Morris Yachts, who as I recall had retractable lifeline stanchions on some of their yachts. Never did figure out how those worked in action, stringing the lifelines and such. If you can pay for a brand new Morris, you can pay for someone to do the deckwork. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BobJ 152 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 No opinion on the lifelines but I'd have spent the money for sails worthy of the rest of the boat. Those look horrid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sail4beer 3,411 Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 I hear you about the sails! They make about as much sense as black sails. Full battens???Wtf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BobJ 152 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Yeah, I was referring to the poor shape: Draft-aft in the main, leech hook in the jib, and lots of stretch in what are presumably new sails. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sail4beer 3,411 Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 I agree about the poor shape. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
accnick 1,737 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 On 12/29/2021 at 4:03 PM, Kris Cringle said: Lifelines are a good prop for the lens. They give dimension and depth to a shot. But I've seen great shots over the leeward deck without lifelines, too. Like many things boat, you can save a lot of $$ leaving them off the design. What's going on with your gate stanchions? It looks like they slide out of the bases. Actually, a fair number of modern classics have removable stanchions for day racing that are then put back on for cruising or deliveries. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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