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Since I started this thread I figured I send an update.

I don't own my commander anymore, but the new owner did a beautiful job replacing the coamings.  He is much more deserving of the boat.

P.S.  I sold it because I moved to Europe. I hope I am forgiven for selling it on that basis :-)

I will give it more thought before doing anything.

I am not confident in the stanchions' bedding.   Someone can create a lot of leverage on the deck by leaning on the tops of one of these poles.  People always seem to want to grab the stanchions when they are helping me dock and launch the boat - perhaps if my docking were more perfected they wouldn't have that urge.  

I saw the guy at the shipyard, where I hauled my boat out last year, move the boat by pushing on one of the stanchions.  He bent it.  That can't be good for the deck - a 250lb guy cranking on a lever 2+ feet above the deck.  No matter how much I tell people not to do that sort of thing they are always doing it.

Are the safety lines actually going to help keep someone safe while they are on the foredeck?  I have two pictures in mind:
 
1) one where somebody goes out on my foredeck and is holding onto these lines thinking it's a safe thing to do and an accident happens because they are on the wrong part of the foredeck

2) somebody is low on the foredeck, the boat heals, and they fall against one of these lines and in some way it keeps them from going overboard.

I am not sure which is more likely.

Thanks alot guys.

It's true, your boats look very smart with the nice looking coamings. Now that I know that many of you take them off your boat I am less fearfull about doing it.

Another thing.  I am pretty certain I am going tae the stanchions . I am forever telling people not to push/pull on them and not to trust them to hold their weight.  It doesn't seem to matter how politely, sternly, or how often I say it they will still push or pull on them.

Any strong opinions one way or another?

I should have said my boat is a Commander.

The combing (the 2 long pieces of wood on either side of the cockpit) on one side of my boat has some rot.

They're currently painted, and I'd like nice restored looking ones.  I am wondering if it is worth doing that work, or if I should just take them off and having new ones built.

On the one hand, I am thinking that taking out and putting back all those screws would be a real pain.  On the other hand I am not too excited about the idea of trying to strip the paint off and restore them while still attached to the boat.

I am not sure what the right approach would be.

Any thoughts.