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Old 03-13-2009, 09:37 AM   #23
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Originally Posted by MakoMike View Post
I have mixed emotions about short vs long safety lines. I have both. The long ones are a PITA in the cockpit all day. I keep stepping on them and get tangled in them. The shorter ones stay out from underfoot. OTOH it is nice to be able to walk the rod around the cockpit without unclipping it. OTOOH I can always just turn the boat instead of walking a rod accross the cockpit.

I learned a neat trick last night that gives better mobility with a shorter safety line.

Kind of like a dogs run.

Run a line from cleat to cleat along a gunnel(fore to aft, or port to starboard on transom) , then clip the safety line to this.
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