paxfish 5 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Terrapin's forward tramp failed about 10 days ago. Nearly catastrophic since I went through to my waist! While underway, in good wind. ON AUTOPILOT! Tragedy narrowly averted! I built a new one out of vinyl coated poly mesh w shelterite edges. Borders are 1/2" schedule 40 PVC conduit (UV rated). I'm no seamstress, so the stitching lines suggest perhaps I was drinking heavily while cussing at my POS sewing machine. Tie lines are 3mm Dyneema. except along the hull where the fabric bolt rope is bolted to the hulls. The result seems to be up to the task. All thread is PTFE. A big job complicated by the fact that the boat remained in the water. My canoe got a work out! Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 good save + repair multi's won't wait if you fall behind Link to post Share on other sites
paxfish 5 Posted June 15, 2017 Author Share Posted June 15, 2017 good save + repair multi's won't wait if you fall behind Ain't that the truth! I inspected over the winter and found no issues. In April we stepped the mast and found a small hole afterward which I patched. Over the next month, I patched two more new holes, praying I could nurse it through the season. But UV is insidious. It attacks everyday.... Link to post Share on other sites
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