hiking straps, on my 5.2 the previous owner first put on lengths of the smallest sized garden hose that would go over the swagged ends of the cables. then on top of that he slipped some lengths of foam tube, 2 thicknesses onb the rear section and just 1 on the forward section. pic attached

that worked but my legs are long and the cables were too close to the hulls for me to be able to use them well, plus the slack in the cable made them rise up too much when i was hiking

so i used a sewing awl and some nylon suitcase straps from a dollar shop to sew on my own straps closer to the center-line of the tramp, but around the same time i got comfortable with my windsurfer belt and now find i hook on and hang my butt off the side of the boat more often than using the straps