Great boats, all the Nacra skeg models. Can I suggest you make an album, & add all your photos there? Use the FAQ section, up in the top menu for how ...

One other option, the Dart carries a hanky as a jib. You could put a 5.7 jib on, but I’m not sure how much speed that would gain you. It would be easy...

It’s hard to get more sq ft. You could use an N7.5, also boomless, but, the Dart mast is 2’ shorter. You would have to cut the sail down, or have no r...

MN3 wrote: Fun boat! i have personally been on it in over 40knots of wind with it's previous owner. That is insane. The most I ever had my Dart in was...

MN3 wrote: Could someone please post a link to these videos, I can't seem to find them. And what happened to the OP? Did he buy the boat?br /> the vid...

venen wrote: . I've been told to use a marine bottom type paint product, as it will be in the water, (only for sailing, otherwiise on land). You do no...

Hell ya, buy it & sail it. Get a couple of strong friends to help the first times, til you figure things out. Sail in light to moderate winds to get t...

I was in the same boat as you are when I picked up an H18 Magnum. When you do go to pressure wash, be sure to keep the spray on a very shallow angle. ...

Those castings do not bend very successfully. I’d get hold of Pete Begle, or Dan Berger, both are reputable vendors on this site.

loquinho wrote: ... do a single thick layer on the main side of the hull.? Plan looks sound, but try not to use thick layers. Strength is in multiple...

Andinista wrote: Adding a hook and ring seems like a fairly easy retrofit, isn’t it? I’m sure it could be done, but there are disadvantages too. Te Na...

This is not possible on the Nacra 5.0. The halyard is a split wire/rope type. The thimbles of the wire portion must be on opposite sides of the mast h...

spstack13 wrote: thanks everyone FYI harken has a video on the rebuild and i ordered everything from murrys thanks again Remember, the car is only hal...

Or call Sailing Services, they sold me the bearings to rebuild a Harken furler, good people. IIRC, you need 21 for the traveler.Edited by Edchris177 o...

Then there is getting the beams out of the hull sockets, I've found lifting the opposite hull generally releases the beams relatively gently. The olde...

As stated, keeping rodents out of the building from the get go is the best defense. I built a shelf in the garage, about 8' up a a wall with 12' ceil...

nohuhu wrote: This stuff is da bomb.] I personally wouldn’t acid wash my sails. badfish wrote: The best advice is to avoid stains to begin with. Keep ...

I've bashed up-wind and up-current along the North American Pacific Coast before... Have you done the infamous Baja Ha? My buddy took a two year LOA ...

Here is the setup, as per the Nacra manual, the Prindle is the same Here’s a photo from a 5.2 rebuild. You can see the thin black line is the preven...

wlrottge wrote: No need to drill holes and add a padeye, just tie the bungie to the bottom of the diamond wires That works, but keep it cleaner. Use a...

You go Bill ! IIRC, a few years ago you were retiring, & selling your beloved H21. Good to see that us “senior sailors” are still trying new toys. A c...

Kevin219 wrote: That’s a pretty good sail, in what, six days? - Yes 2600 miles is a lot of water. I suppose if you had the time though... I like the ...

That’s a pretty good sail, in what, six days? I’ve been following an English chap on the English Dart forum. He just sailed around England/Scotland, 2...

But assuming you are pointing in to the wind the ball would be blown away from the mast and fork However, in actual practice, the wire halyard has so ...

I don’t have personal experience with the Pringle (Prindle?), 16, but I think it is the same setup as the early Nacra. On ours, the 5.7 is a catch eve...

sorry for the negativity but i felt this thread needed someone to "bring it back to reality" I agree with you, personally I wouldn’t tackle this parti...

Sails- used sails for this boat are not rare, you should be able to find one. I would resist the urge to make it boom-less You will want a jib. The ji...

I get where you’re coming from, I’ve also spent mucho time on projects, just because... be realistic though, you will need ALL new lines, some blocks,...

You are thinking that the rings will clamp tighter if the bungee is stretched thin? Yes. You don’t need to stretch them super tight. Stretching makes...

Most times, Stopper knots are not that hard to untie. The trick,(as with any proper knot), is to “ break the knot first”. It is also of huge help to s...