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I came up with this idea after getting a nasty tear in my brand new tiger tramp. The tear was about 6 inches long and was getting worst everytime I sailed the boat.

I talked to Greg Thomas at Nationals about how Hobie heat sealed the tramps without stitching.

I really didn't want to stitch in a patch because I didn't think it would hold very well and the fibers under the patch would continue to unravel.

Greg sent me a patch to try on the tramp and it worked great.

I used two household irons. I set both to high and I cut some material from the patch that Greg sent me that was smaller than my iron head. I put wax paper on each side of the tramp before heat sealing in the patch. After the irons were fully heated I put one on each side of the tramp and held it there for 15 seconds. This seemed to work well. After the patch had cooled I pulled the iron away and the tramp was good as new. Actually a couple of the edges were not completely sealed so I let it cool and then pressed on the edges again for 15 seconds. This seemed to work well.

I really don't think the wax paper was neccesary but I didn't want the tramp to stick to the iron.

It will only work on certain material. I tried it on an Inter 20 tramp and the tramp material doesn't melt. So as far as I know it only works on the heat welded Hobie tramps.

Keep One Hull Flying,
Mike Hill

Author:	BLR_0719 [ Sat Oct 06, 2007 3:46 pm ]
Post subject:	Ripped tramp
My knee went right through the tramp of my Tiger at the bottom left corner where the pocket begins. I've heard heating up the tip of a screw driver to a sufficient temp and I melting the tramp back together works. I'm going to try this soon, but if anyone else knows other methods that have been successful and would share them I'd greatly appreciate it! (The rip is about 5'' and wanting to grow every chance it gets)

Author:	BLR_0719 [ Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:35 pm ]
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Mike Hill wrote: I came up with this idea after getting a nasty tear in my brand new tiger tramp. The tear was about 6 inches long and was getting worst everytime I sailed the boat. I talked to Greg Thomas at Nationals about how Hobie heat sealed the tramps without stitching. I really didn't want to stitch in a patch because I didn't think it would hold very well and the fibers under the patch would continue to unravel. Greg sent me a patch to try on the tramp and it worked great. I used two household irons. I set both to high and I cut some material from the patch that Greg sent me that was smaller than my iron head. I put wax paper on each side of the tramp before heat sealing in the patch. After the irons were fully heated I put one on each side of the tramp and held it there for 15 seconds. This seemed to work well. After the patch had cooled I pulled the iron away and the tramp was good as new. Actually a couple of the edges were not completely sealed so I let it cool and then pressed on the edges again for 15 seconds. This seemed to work well. I really don't think the wax paper was neccesary but I didn't want the tramp to stick to the iron. It will only work on certain material. I tried it on an Inter 20 tramp and the tramp material doesn't melt. So as far as I know it only works on the heat welded Hobie tramps. Keep One Hull Flying, Mike Hill

Author:	fleet214markjones [ Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:24 am ]
Post subject:	Tiger Tramp repair
Further to repairing the Tiger Tramp,... the mesh pouch on the tramp that holds the righting line and misc line has pulled away. It is no longer bonded to the main tramp deck. Does anyone know if the mesh pouch can be heat sealed to the mesh tramp (the way it comes from factory). One discussion was to use a patch but in this case the patch may not be possible. Would an iron(s) melt the two surfaces together?

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