Hello all,

The trampoline on my ‘81 SC17 started to come away (out) from the track a couple weeks back, and no matter how many times I slide it back in or try to thicken the luff with tape it comes out. Any suggestions??

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I’m surprised that this happened on an old/existing tramp. Is it new?
I had this happen on a new tramp for my SC 15 and had to have the bolt rope sewn with a slightly thicker diameter.
I believe you only have two choices, which are alter the bolt rope diameter or the track. Typically altering the tramp bolt rope diameter would be easier.

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Supercat 15
Windrider 17
Several Sunfish and Sunfish clones
Ratboat built from Zuma and Sunfish parts
Shallow water sailor in the Delaware Bay
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I suppose it could also be a cracked track, that might be hard to see when filled with tramp, or even empty.

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Supercat 15
Windrider 17
Several Sunfish and Sunfish clones
Ratboat built from Zuma and Sunfish parts
Shallow water sailor in the Delaware Bay
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take off the tramp
determine what the issue is (track deformation or worn bolt rope)

replace or repair as needed

I had this happen with a NACRA 500 I used to own. When I had a local sailmaker make a tramp, they put to small a bolt rope in it. They fixed it. Since then, I discovered Sunrise Yacht Products in St. Pete. They make a great tramp at a good price.

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Bill Townsend
G-Cat 5.0
Sarasota
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Is the tramp forward and aft as tight as humanly possible. Hobie sells a tool for tightening tramps. Looks like a T with a fork at the bottom so you can twist and tighten. They are a great tool to have

Thanks for the input everyone. It’s an existing tramp but I only just acquired the boat... in summary it appears that my best option is to remove trampoline and take it to a sail shop? I already removed the track and the track looks fine.

Yes, I would remove tramp and take into a sail shop.
If easily removed, I would also take in a piece of extrusion, or measure the ID of the track very carefully.
My early SC 17 had a similar issue with old tramp vs new and I believe that SC may have used differing tracks or the tracks they had, had too much tolerance/variance.

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Supercat 15
Windrider 17
Several Sunfish and Sunfish clones
Ratboat built from Zuma and Sunfish parts
Shallow water sailor in the Delaware Bay
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I would also take in a piece of extrusion, or measure the ID of the track very carefully.

u can use a drill bit to easily find out the ID