I think the 'tripping hazard' comment referred to restraints that were too low, like knee level.

There's a good picture of a boat with rails in the Picture Gallery: http://www.rhodes22.org/pictures-exterior.html


--Peter

> On 2024-03-09, at 10:09:41 EST, Tom Hyatt wrote:
>
> I know this question has come up before but I would like to throw it out there 
> again. 
> 
> How many Rhodes owners have some sort of side rail or line system to hold onto 
> when moving from the cockpit to the bow? Has that helped? Has it made you feel 
> more secure than just hanging onto the stays? 
> 
> I've seen in some of Stan's writings where he has said that this would be more 
> of a danger than a help. A tripping hazard, I think he said. 
> 
> I know that GB offers a rail system that they ( I think) installed onto the 
> later rebuilds that Stan did. 
> 
> I'd be very interested to see what others have done on their own.
> 
> Tom Hyatt
> S/V Eliza Jane 1978
> Baltimore
>