Aft Tramp Lacing

So I know all about pre bending the tramp frame to tighten up the lacing for the center of the boat.

Does any one have any tips for tightening up the back lacing?

I was just planning on using a pair of vice grips and pulling as hard as I can to get it tight, clamping off the line and then lacing up the next grommet.

Thanks again for your help,

Adam

Tight is good!

But be careful of pulling out grommets. That is why the sidebar bending deal works so well. There is little point loading of grommets during tightening.

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

So I tightened up the tramp today. Everything went fine, except for one major thing. Once i was all done I noticed that my once tight boat is now super loose. The tramp is like a drum, but now when I push or pick up a hull the other just stays put.

Does anyone thing that prebending the rail and tightening up the tramp could have loosened up my boat?

Looks like I have yet another project.

Adam

Loose? The trampoline tension will be unrelated to one bow lifting and the other not. A tight tramp keeps the boat hulls in alignment fore and aft.

You may have to replace or add rivets to the corner castings to crossbar connections to help get it stiffer in that direction.

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

I found that running 2 sets of laces in alternate holes, one from each direction worked well. Tighten one, then the other for about 3 go arounds and you have a very tight tramp without vice grips or overstress. I also added a set of second eyelets down the center and laced similiarly, excep both starting from the front. With that you can use the crossing of the end 'center' laces as the missing eyelet for the back laces.

Like I said, the tramp is very tight. The pre-bend method worked flawlessly.

I think the loosness is just in the pylons. Now that I think back to it, I remember quite a bit of squeeking last season and it's just time to shim them on up.

Luckily I think this isn't going to be too expensive, I've got plenty of beer to drink, and the cans will make great shims. Although with sailing, it's never cheap. I just wish I had figured this out over the winter instead of durring the spring. It's primo sailing conditions right now.

Adam