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[quote=texastuma][quote=jonathan162]Unless I wind up getting outrageous quotes for this tramp, I'm not going to roll my own - I don't have the sewing machine, nor the place to put it (at present).  Of course, if the quotes begin to approach the cost of a capable machine, I'll reconsider.

I'm wondering about your use of slugs rather than a bolt rope, though.  I don't think I'd have a problem wtih them in both the fore and aft crosstube slots, but not the hull tracks if they're going to leave any kind of gap that a finger or a toe can go awry in.  If you use them there, how far apart do you space them?[/quote]

Slugs are ok.. but, make sure the track will accept the slugs (there are different size tracks). Labor wise, a bolt rope is much easier and cheaper. It takes a bit of time to sew the webbing for each slug. I will use bolt rope on the front and starboard side with slugs on the port side. On the Prindle, I can use the standard sail slug, but on the Tornado, I had a material strip with a small bolt rope and it was laced to that. I got rid of the strip and made short dyneema loops that I use for lacing the tramp. Slugs will typically be spaced 6-8" apart. The gap makes a good hand hold especially in choppy conditions.[/quote]

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