Iffen it was mine, I'd at lease use wire rope for the handrails, and slip UV resistant PVC pipe over it to keep your hands from getting greasy or stuck by any wire strands that might break. That way I could grease the snot out of it in the beginning and help keep the corrosion at bay.


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