Summary
I replaced the aged stainless steel cable lifelines on my boat with Dyneema synthetic lines. The total cost was around $600 and I learned how to eye splice a single braid rope. It took a total of about 8 hours to install the lines. The most challenging part was to make the lines the right length given the changes in length introduced by the splicing process.
Introduction
One of the items noted on my boat-purchase survey was the advanced age of the stainless steel...
I replaced the aged stainless steel cable lifelines on my boat with Dyneema synthetic lines. The total cost was around $600 and I learned how to eye splice a single braid rope. It took a total of about 8 hours to install the lines. The most challenging part was to make the lines the right length given the changes in length introduced by the splicing process.
Introduction
One of the items noted on my boat-purchase survey was the advanced age of the stainless steel...
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