Tramp tools for us in the snowbelt

Using these i no longer need to crawl under the boat or on it to tension or remove the lacing. once to lace in the spring, that's it. these make the work much faster and EASIER. clicking slideshow or each picture will give a brief descrip of what is going on.when tensioning, using two at a time, start at front with long one then pull next lace with medium length then next lace with long one kinda "leap frogging" the pulls. as you move to the back of the boat then lose the long one and use medium and short then short only and your hand. amazing how much slack can be pulled out with these.
http://s599.photobucket.com/albums/tt73 ... obie%2018/

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eric, sail #205

Looks like an innovative and interesting way to deal with less than fun task. On my boats I've always added a second set of grommets (between the factory ones) and lace each set independently. That way you have added security and you can tension incrementally (I tension each set twice alternating between the two). But your system would still work; I'll have to give it a try. Thanks