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Why do yachts have 'washing lines' (sorry, I don't know the correct term) around them instead of handrails ?

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It's a comforter thing. Raggies are only happy when surrounded by stuff they tie knots in or splice, in the event of breakage.

Whereas, presumably, you stinkies go everywhere with an arc welding kit your stern locker.

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As you might know, too much weight on top and you tumble over... It's all weight on a saily boat, meaning the less the better!

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you mean the wires instead of guardrails? It's cos it's cheaper. Oh, they'll say it's so it's lighter, but not so. Same reasoning is given for crap galley without washing machine or even a dishwasher, lack of decent tv, lack of generator, rubbishy foam mattresses instead of nice sprung one, no carpet, hard wooden seats in the cokpit and on and on.

A half decent yot with proper handrails is to be found with Mirabella V, and it's no more than you deserve.

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well, i'm afraid it is gonna be quite change in a ragboat. For a start it will be ages and ages to the solent from chichester, and no sneakily just slightly ahem breaking the speed limit cos a sailyboat won't go that fast. Then yerl get overtaken by loads of peters boats all off on a quick sea trial.

Later on, it will be nice and quiet, until a powerboat whams past when it won;t be at all quiet, and you'll be all super-indignat cos you know how to drive a powerboart, whereas other raggies think powerboats can't avoid things.

Then it's time to do something with the anchor, so you step up to the deck and crack your head on the sodding boom.

these are the good bits!

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They are not washing lines ...... they are often look-alike - but actually Parafil ...... much stronger.

Some boats will have wire with plastic coating - looks similar as well.

If you have leg against a wire rail and then do same against Parafil - you will know why people fit Parafil !! It still hurts but not so much !!


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Go-faster guardrails

I'm always secretly amused by the way that the upright bits in mobo rails ain't uprignt. They slope forward at angle of about 30 degrees, just to make the giant GRP trainers look wickedly fast, even when parked.

With modern tech, a bit of hydraulics and clever hinges, it should be possible to build speedorails*. Upright when parked, flat at full chat, and somewhere in between at imtermediate speeds.

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I hate to correct you but they are actually tripping lines.. they catch you just below your knees and hey presto it's MOB drill time..

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