replacing my guardrails

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has anyone done this themselves, or is it a job for a rigger? Just wondering really as it is niggling that I don't know the age of the lines and they are covered in plastic and it might be a job for later in the year

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not sure if they are still available but Plastimo used to do plastic/nylon cored guard rails. You measured slightly short, screwed the ends in (as opposed to swaging on a metal end to a wire) and then with a rolling hitch attached to the plastic/nylon line stretched the guard rail tight with a winch and a block, slipped on the end and then let it go. Mine ended up taut as a drum but if you don't mind them a bit slack its even easier. And don't forget if you lash the ends you can cut them for a MOB.

quick edit - just looked up these trying to find the plastic ones!

http://www.mailspeedmarine.com/plas...KRmHfN5E-4oP7E2DaHBKVozUkEHCHy8nsoaAkTe8P8HAQ
 
Use Sta-Lok fittings

LadyInBed said:
Plastimo Plastic coated St Steel Guardrail Cable
From £209.30 Priced per meter!
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Plastic covered guard rails are definitely not recommended on the basis that the plastic hides corrosion in the stainless wire.

I replaced Kittiwake's guard rails last year using 4mm x 19 strand stainless with Sta-Lok fittings (these you fit yourself). Relatively simple once you get your head around how they are assembled onto the wire. A big bonus is that they can be taken off the wire if you get the length wrong. I also used the Sta-Lok pelican fitting at the cokpit end so that you can disconnect them from the pushpit for boarding or in MOB situations.

Best of luck.
 
Jaguar 25 said:
Plastic covered guard rails are definitely not recommended on the basis that the plastic hides corrosion in the stainless wire.
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More a case of the plastic coating makes corrosion much more likely. Traps air free water inside the wire strands and this causes corrosion.

Yes I made some guardrail wires. Bought the wire by length and used brass swages on the ends. You could use wire clamps. Or swageless.
 
Great, thanks. looks like I'll be sourcing some plain wire and using swageless of some description.

I want to make it easier to board the boat so might be making a gate halfway along so doing it myself makes sense :)
 
jbridges said:
You can configure them and have a quote made online at Jimmy Green: https://www.jimmygreen.co.uk/products/yacht-ropes---rigging/guardwires
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Cheers, I might end up using those in due course as Ariam's current wires are a bit tatty.

One thing that does puzzle me in that section is this "slip hook":

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https://www.jimmygreen.co.uk/item/32981/baseline-slip-hook

I assume it's meant to allow a guardwire to be released, like a pelican hook, but I can't see how it's supposed to work. Anyone know?

EDIT: Found a different photo and I see now. What I thought was a solid ball at the end actually has a hole through it, which presumably slides onto the pin of a fork terminal and turns the whole arrangement into something like a Senhouse slip.

Pete
 
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