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[quote=nacraflyer]Cesar,

The Keder bars are the channels that the tramp bolt ropes slide in.  You can get new ones from www.kedersolutions.com in WI.  They are heavier duty and have a bit larger flange than the standard, but it sure made for a nice deck by getting them off.  I just put in a 1/8" x 1" piece of flat bar inside the hulls as the backup for riveting.  You can also bolt one to the forward crossbeam (4" 6061 tube 1/8" wall) after you put the the slight bow in the beam.  I drilled and put rivet nuts in the crossbeam to make it easier to install and remove the keder rail.  DON'T try to weld, as it will put a bend in the crossbeam that cannot be forced out.

SLO made the sails and modified tramps.  They also designed the new jib after providing them with a bunch of measurements they needed.  I gave them the new dimensions also for the tramps and they hit them dead nuts on.  So far I am happy with the SLO sails, but I'm no performance sailing expert.  I considered the shop in Huntington Beach, but they were about 75% more for the same setup, so with 3 boats in the works there really wasn't an option.  Also, Karl and Andrew were top notch to work with.[/quote]

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