Capt. French. sir.
Are these 30" stanchions a catalog item?
Can't recall if your boat has a push pit - what problems are there, if any, putting taller lifelines with standard heigth push pit?
Seems very daring to me not to consider lifelines necessary. Especially with kids aboard. I mean I can see rigging netting so that nothing slips thru. Going forward, something is necessary to steady oneself getting out of the cockpit, no? Personally, I can see a 30 or 36" pushpit extended all the way to the companionway. S'matter with that? Except for the weight.
Capt. Brent, I thought those Matella folks were going out of business, guess I'll go take a look...
http.//matella.com
no longer gets to them. Somebody gobbled them up, probably Suncor.