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    Posted: 15 July 2013 at 9:18am
Yes that is correct.
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These lifelines are 24" high correct?  Just double checking...
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Hi,

I drilled our toe rail each 20" so we could pass a small line between the holes and the top lifelines. Lines will hold the kids if they fall. Good thing is that adults will still pass their legs when sitting on the rail. PM your email and I'll send you a pic of our boat.

We have three kids on board (8, 5 and 3) and we feel really safe with this system.

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They were used for the original spinn tweaker and barberhauler which most don't use anymore. The toe-rail doesn't take much load before it collapses. The wall thickness is only .049,  Point to point racers can barber haul from the middle stanchion base or other areas and the spinn tweakers are upgraded as in the pics in the link below.



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What do people use these for?  Barber haulers and such?  To buy 4 of them I'm looking at close to $300 and am wondering if it's worth it?
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$77.50 each? I remember buying one for 40 something a few years ago. Inlation I guess
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Each boat came with 4 of these Schaefer 3/4" sliders that fit the toe-rail
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I have no rail cars (didn't come with boat).  Where do you recommend I get some?
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If you have any spare rail cars, or if while cruising you are not going to use the ones you have, then you can tie a length of thin dyneema very tightly from through the base of the stanchions with say one intermediate on the rail between each stanchion. The dyneema has very little stretch, so if you get it really tight, you can use it to tie the bottom of your netting to.

Happy cruising! I am hoping to go the end of next week for 2 or 3 weeks.
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I'm hoping to start taking some family trips with the boat.  My wife is learning to sail. We have a 6 year old and a 2 1/2 year old.

I'm hoping to get some lifeline netting rigged for safety reasons but with the toerail not having holes in it I'm unsure how to attach the netting at the bottom.

Has anyone installed netting before on the L28 and if so what worked for you?

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Chris
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