This seems like good quality netting, I’ve had in up for 6 months now and no sign of decay. It has good strength and the way it is woven prevents it from unraveling if any segment parts. Of course you’d have a bigger hole where that segment was, but the net remains intact.They sort of leave you on your own as far as attaching it goes. What I ended up with was a piece of thin dynema wound around the life line and through each top segment, with a clove hitch every other segment and tied to each stantion.I wanted something more UV stable than wire ties and I didn’t want any support gaps. Yes it took forever, yes it was expensive. My little doggies are very important to me, and the risks to them incurred by my decision to live on a sailboat are not something I take lightly. So overkill is is how I do.For the bottom I cut the bottom of every third segment and tied it to the toe rail. I used a hot knife to fuse the ends as I cut.The openings are still a work in progress, today I noticed my little female (by far the boldest of the two) putting her nose under the bottom of the ‘gate’. I tied snap shackles at 3 points across its height and mounted D rings using hose clamps, so that the netting overlaps the fixed part.But now it occurs to me I need to add something more rigid along the bottom and open side. I’m thinking I’ll fabricate something with wire rope and stainless rod. I shouldn’t need the overlap and should only need an extra shackle on the bottom.I bought two 50’ pieces for my 44’ sailboat, which was plenty, I have 4-5’ left over, although I didn’t go all the way to the stern, I stopped at the farthest aft stantions and netted across the boat between them, which left a couple feet of deck off limits, which suits me just fine. The bow is similar, I had to make allowance for the roller furling, and snap shackles allow I piece to be removed when anchoring.If she falls into the marina while I’m not watching she’ll drown. I am committed to doing whatever it takes to prevent that.It wasn’t a trivial task. But any experienced boater would expect it, nothing comes easy.Best of luck protecting your precious crew! Fair winds and following seas.