O.K. the tramp is done... ... except for the straps. At the front of the tramp the straps are already attached by looping the webbing material around the edge of the tramp fabric, where the ramp is inserted in the extrusion of the front beam. I hope that this setup will distribute some of the forces directly to the front beam and cause less stress to the rest of the fabric. All of the stitching is covered by sunbrella - I hope this keeps the TX sun out.

The rear of the straps will form a loop and I plan on tying that end to the extrusion in the rear cross bar. This has the nice side effect that the whole deal is adjustable and nothing will pull directly on the tramp.

Now I need to make up my mind how and where to attach the webbing to two spots of the tramp to form the three loops for the feet. Looking at my old tramp I noticed that the width of the loop is unequal. The one closest to the front of the tramp is in my case 48 cm wide. The one in the middle is 44 cm wide and the one in the rear (the one I use the most) is 54 cm wide. Does someone know why this is setup that way? Why not equal spaces? Or why not making the first loop the shortest, since no one uses it?

Padded straps... triggered by the idea with the A/C insulation, I remember my old monohull had padded straps. The padding was not as thick as the round foam tubing, but this might make the straps stiffer and easier to slide the feed underneath.

I read somewhere that the new Hobies have the straps sewn on with a twist / 180* turn between each foot loop. I assume this is for foot accessibility. Does it work?

I will post pictures once the tramp is done.