Ozzydamo Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 Ok, I have been working thru the issues on this boat- fitted a mast step and base, mast cap, put new 5mm cord on the tramp, made it nice and tight.(got some bits of Luke and Russell-nice blokes) Still in the backyard, start raising the mast, standing on the tramp the bolt rope pulls thru the ally extruded transom, I am a 105kg :) Is this fatigue in the alloy transom? or is it over its designed load capability? Whats the most durable solution to the problem? Safe sailing, Damo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzydamo Posted January 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 Damage to the X-member is the diagnosis, stress cracks, keel nearly wore thru- pull it all apart and fix the lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darcy1945 Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 If you have access to the end of the trac, remove the bolt rope and replace with timber dowel, I have done this on Maricats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green machine Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 Hi all, We've got a similar problem that presented itself whilst we were out on the water! The bolt rope is pulling out of the bow and stern aluminium track. This wouldn't be so much of an issue except that the perpendicular edge and bolt rope is run through its own track that does not have widened allowances to slip the bolt rope out and those tracks (the ones that the jib cars run on) are pop riveted into place. (see photos). Not sure exactly how they managed to get the tramp pieces in there in the first place but but without a "widened" part in the tracks that run front to back and short of drilling the pop rivets out I'm at a loss as to how to get the bolt rope back into the the tracks..... Any and all suggestions are welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjhowse Posted December 21, 2023 Report Share Posted December 21, 2023 I'm in the same boat (hah). I guess the only option is to drill out those rivets to release the longitudinal side extrusions to let the tramp slide towards the middle and out the flared section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjhowse Posted December 28, 2023 Report Share Posted December 28, 2023 I did exactly this. I also had to cut the foot strap seatbelt material to get enough stretch in the tramp to maneuver the boltrope into the groove. I sewed in a new patch to re-join it. Another job off the list! @Green machine That casting (?) under the mast foot looks different to mine. I've only got a small white plastic and aluminium socket. Yours looks more like a hobie, with that extra pin to make raising the mast easier? Was that an aftermarket thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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