How to fit a dynex trampoline to a catamaran

How to do a professional job of fitting a trampoline to a catamaran. Not all multihull trampolines are created equal. In this episode we are working on fitting the new spectra netting to make our trampoline. It is low stretch and extremely durable but a lot of work to install of course. Shayne shares how he approaches the tensioning of the netting (he has done a few nets in his rigging career – from Gunboats to HH66 multihulls) and we love how the front of Paikea is now looking.

We cover what materials we used (see the list below) and how you can create a professional job on your own trampoline. You don’t have to use spectra netting but remember that the quality of the net will equal durability.

Materials we used for this project
  • -Dyneema netting from Netsystems https://www.net-sys.com/
  • -Edging 6mm dynex/dyneema with a dyneema cover (this cover is not essential)
  • -lashing 2.5mm SK 78 cut to 900mm long lengths
  • -metal rod 4mm 316 stainless steel

Almost two years on and our netting still looks as good as the day we installed it. See our trampoline after spending 2 years in the Mediterranean and Caribbean sun.