This mod deviated a fair amount from the status quo..
There have been plenty of discussion about capsizing if you pop a sheer pin (for whatever reason). The conventional way to deal with this are lines from the ama to the hull that prevent the ama from folding backwards if the sheer pin breaks. I tried something a little different and have been using it for a while now. Why I like it, what it does well
* Its been tested and works. We had a sheer pin break from an impact sailing in fairly good winds and the leash prevented a capsize even though the broken pin was on the down wind side.
* it will prevent the ama from folding in BOTH forward or backwards
* you cant lose the brace even if the plastic keeper breaks
* if you do pop a sheer pin, the leash "mostly" holds everything in place making replacing the sheer pin out on the water fairly simple (also tested)
* it is super easy to use. The leash stays with the brace all the time. To deploy the leash, it is as simple as clipping it on. No other setup at all. The controls to fold an ama on the TI are most accessible from the rear seat and the clip is very easy to get to as its at the knob. Makes it easy to collapse an ama for coming into a dock.
This was the thread..
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