[quote=Deuce]I agree with fa1321. I think the conventional lacing is better for distributing loads. The bias cut uses tention across the back to cause the tramp to tighten, but you really have no control on how or where it tightens, which creates load points on the side rails of the boat where it attaches to the hulls. It is a less expensive way to make a tramp, and yes it does have less lacing to mess with, but at what loss, as everything is a trade off. When you have lacing down the side or middle, and across the back, the lacing can be tightened to your desired stiffness, and as the lacing moves it equalizes the loads, especially those put on the side rails. For my money, I would go with a conventional laced tramp using the mesh material, and have a filler strip added where the lacing goes to keep things from falling through. My Prindle 18-2 has this, and it works great.[/quote]
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