Hi All - I have a question about rigging for the Trap Shock cords. I just installed a 2nd trap on my Nacra 5.2. It only had the trap for crew and I have now added trap for the helm as well. The shock cord for the crew runs through the forward metal beam. I tried this same setting for the helm, but the shock cord running through the aft beam interferes with the tiller quite a bit. I then ran it under the tramp, but because I have not gromets in the tramp I was only able to bring the shock cord forward about 12 inches. It helps, but it's still really very much in the way. I plan to do some tramp retrofitting, but want to wait until the off-season which isn't until November here in Santa Barbara. In the meantime, I was wondering if there is a underlying reason behind using one piece of shock cord connecting the traps on each side of the boat. Would it be possible to connect a short line of shock cord to pre-existing ubolts fastened to the outside aspect of each hull. The placement is much more forward and would be a perfect place. The only potential issue is that each trap wire is connected to it's own small shock cord and not connected to each other via a long run underneath the tramp. Any problems with this setup?
Thanks,
Scott
Santa Barbara, CA
Nacra 5.2