Mesh Tramp

Purchased a new Hobie Mesh Tramp in early summer 2013. Holy cheese grater. Went out today and my knees are shredded. Honestly I would probably trade this tramp for a new Hobie Vinyl Tramp if I could! Love the look of it but man it eats you up.

Must be soft winter skin!

Sure it is a Hobie Trampoline? Some other types of mesh are really rough.

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Matt Miller
Former - Director of Parts and Accessory Sales
Warranty and Technical Support
Hobie Cat USA
(Retired 11/7/2022)

Yup. Im a snob. Only the best. Ordered from Key Sailing!!!! Installed it literally on the beach in Ft Morgan, AL 2013.

Yes, The knees are tender. It was pretty windy and having to move alot pretty quick. Had my daughter with me and was having to handle Tacking in higher winds and trying to "SMACK", yup, took a header to the head with the boom flying over. She had screamed "ATTACK", that is what she yells when we are tacking. She did not know what else to yell to warn me!!!!!!!
I do like the mesh. I can deal with the cheese grader more than sand and such on top of the vinyl tramps!

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Fair Skies, Max.

knee pads is what we use....
made out of the same stuff that wetsuits are made from.

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2015 H16, with spin,
SOLD 1989 Hobie SX18 Sail # 1947 "In Theory..."
'Only two things are infinite, the universe, and human stupidity. But I'm not sure about the former.'

Part of your training for the season should be crawling around the house! Gotta toughen up the knees.

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Matt Miller
Former - Director of Parts and Accessory Sales
Warranty and Technical Support
Hobie Cat USA
(Retired 11/7/2022)

Lol

Went out Sunday. Wind was so strong that I did not worry about the tramp. Let's just say flying a hull I got to see the bottom of the leeward rudder for a second.