Mistral minus lifelines

Here's a rare look at Mistral without lifelines to mar the view of the house. It's tempting to plug all the screw holes, get rid of the bow and stern pulpits and keep the boat this way, like Pirate there in the background. But people do go out on the boat quite a bit and they're aren't all used to being on a sailboat and, hey, it would be easy to fall off.
The lifelines are down while we rebed the stanchions holding them up and fix several screw holes that were stripped out. These are prime spots in which dirt and water can conspire to build a little ecosystem of deck rot.
We're gunning to have the lifelines back up by day's end Sunday. Help is welcome.