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Solid stainless steel lifelines replace cable lifelines on Velocera, running from the stern pulpit forward to the gate — the bow-to-gate section is planned for the following season.0:04 Each stanchion is welded onto a quarter-inch-thick rectangular stainless steel base plate, secured by four bolts threaded into glassed-in inserts inside the bulwarks.1:15 Fabricator Sergio rebuilt the entire stanchion base system to original or better specification.1:27 The solid rail is noticeably more rigid than cable and strong enough to lean over fully for a man-overboard recovery.0:57 The upgrade also creates multiple hard attachment points along the run, useful for a boarding ladder, solar panels, or a small crane to lift an outboard or a person from the water.1:56 One potential addition under consideration is a vertical mid-span tube between the gate stanchion base and the first pulpit stanchion base to stiffen a long unsupported run on that section.2:18

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