I had a footstrap aft of the rear beam on my previous P19, and it didn't really help that much when the driver is trapping all the way aft. Because of the angle of the trapeze wire, you have enough forward force from this alone that virtually all of your weight is on your forward foot. The foot strap helped some, but was not enough to work well when you buried the leeward bow and suddenly went from 15 kts to 5 kts - your foot tends to slide out of the footstrap in this case.



While you could arrange things to really lock your foot into the strap, you would then invite severe foot injuries in the event of a sudden stop. This is not something you want to mess with.



I have considered putting the foot straps on my current I20 as a supplement to the chicken lines, but only after I get the chicken lines installed and working to my satisfaction. Also, you need a little practice before you know exactly where you want to place the foot straps (you don't want to drill a lot of holes in your boat before you know where you finally get the straps in the right position!).



Alan Thompson

I20 - San Diego