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The curve of the deck on our 1985 Catalina 30 made accessing the pelican hooks on the lifelines from the dock problematic. One day it hit me, why not simply reverse their direction?

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Reversing the direction required us to get 4 stamped shackles for the hooks to attach to since the swagged ends were for the shackles on the other end of the gate. Now the hooks are close to the dock and can be easily reached.