[quote=kraven]Another hard learned lesson I can pass on. For a righting line run 7/8 or larger line underneath the middle spar. I got 10' of the non-stretchy blue and white hobie righting line and it was a little long. Tie it with a bowline on each side around the spar and through the tramp laces between the hull and the tramp. It will look like a rope dolphin striker. You'll need to tie it beneath and get it pretty taught so it doesn't drag in the water. This is all you need to pull the boat over and hold onto to keep it from flipping the other way. I learned the hard way when I had a righting line around the mast step and had nothing to hold on to once I got it to flip over so it kept going and flipped the other way.
The G-Cat also pitchpoles very easily and violently so make sure whoever is on the trap can keep themselves from flying forward and is very aware of where the nose is at all times. If the nose digs in and the forward tramp goes in the water the pitchpole will happen so fast you'll find yourself in the water dazed and confused wondering what the hell happened. I hit the mast the first time it happened to me and broke a rib.<!-- editby --><em>Edited by kraven on Jun 15, 2012 - 02:06 PM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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