Setting up your LINEGUARD

Scanned the card in the box? You're in the right place. Same three steps, more detail. About a minute of reading, less than that on the boat.

Before you start

Your LINEGUARD ships with the mounting hardware loose. Assemble it once, on the dock or at the kitchen table, and you won't touch it again.

01
Put the strap on the bottom of the LINEGUARD.
02
Add the washer, then the thumb screw.
03
Rotate the strap to the angle you want, then tighten.
TIP
The strap has a star pattern, so it locks at a lot of different angles. Most setups end up with the strap opening facing the same direction as the webbing clip.

Three steps on the boat

Attaching LINEGUARD to a mounting point
01

Attach

Place LINEGUARD against a railing, stanchion, or cleat with the blue clip facing the direction you want to deploy.

TIP
If LINEGUARD can spin around the mounting point, pull the QUIK-Strap tighter.
Deploying LINEGUARD webbing
02

Deploy

Pull the webbing out and zig-zag it across the deck, gunwales, or wherever birds tend to land.

TIP
Start at the bow and work toward the stern so you're not climbing through the webbing after deployment.
Securing the LINEGUARD clip onto the webbing
03

Secure

Lift the lever, thread the webbing through the opening, and close it to lock the clip onto the webbing.

TIP
Give it a firm tug after locking. If it slides, reopen and re-thread.

What it looks like set up

Two common patterns. Yours will be different. Wider and more irregular is always better.

Top view

Rail to rail across the cockpit deck, two or three passes.

Side view

Along the gunwale line and up over the hardtop.

Adding Antenna Mate

The Antenna Mate is designed to be attached to VHF antennas and other circular structures up to ¾” diameter. When in use, the Antenna Mate provides a routing loop for the webbing to be deployed over the hardtop or other areas that may be difficult to reach.

Sold separately. Fits antennas up to 3/4" diameter.

Installing LINEGUARD Antenna Mate on a boat antenna
01 Open

Open the jaws and wrap them around the VHF antenna, just below where you want the anchor point.

02 Lock

Squeeze to lock. It should stay put on its own before you attach anything to it.

03 Attach

Thread the LINEGUARD webbing clip through the Antenna Mate, routing the webbing up and over the hardtop.

Shop Antenna Mate
Need a larger strap? → QUIK-Strap XL

If something isn't right

Three things account for almost every setup question we get.

The webbing feels loose after locking

Reopen the lever, pull the slack out by hand, and re-thread. The clip only holds the tension that's in the webbing when it locks.

The clip won't close over the webbing

Make sure the webbing is threaded flat rather than twisted. A twisted strap is the most common cause by a wide margin.

How do I retract and store it?

Unclip the webbing clip and guide the webbing back into the housing. Retracted, it looks at home next to the center console or stow it in a drawer while you're underway. If it has been in salt water, deploy the full 50 feet, rinse it with fresh water, and let it dry before retracting.