I'm feed up putting dings in my boat whilst falling off / climbing back on, from the trapeze hook. Has anyone details of the ball type that I can view or has anyone good bad experiences ?
I've looked into it a while back, with the intention of converting to the ball and socket system, but I balked at the price. The plate for your harness run around a 100 (£ in the UK, $ in the US) and then you have to add a pair of ball handles. For me with four trapezes and 2 harness to equip both me and my crew I can't justify the expense.
The issue is that the system is patented, so nobody can duplicate it and the current manufacturer keep the prices high. This said I'm not sure that the cost of the plate is that outrageous, after all it's all carbon. For a while Hobie licensed it and was making
plastic plates but apparently they all exploded after a while, not solid enough.
Inception of the system.
A review of the system See also page 46 of the Murray's catalog.
