shortyfox wrote: Congratulations...the N5,7 is the best dammed simple sailing cat you can buy. No boom, no boards, no hassle. Put roller furling on yo...

The pin is only there to keep the mast captive to the ball while raising/lowering the mast. Otherwise it is easy to have the mast jump off, as was the...

MN3 wrote: just don't flip While theoretically possible, that can only occur if you just don’t go sailing

The small rubber chips go against the hull. Then the strap,THEN THE ALUMINUM CHIP, a washer, the bolt.Note- the aluminum chips are supposed to be orie...

Nothing wrong with tying to DS. Both Nacras & H18 are tired to DS, & we manage to use those lines every year! As MN3 said, the line below the ramp mig...

MN3 wrote: winches and jack will rust until they crumble it takes a few years but it is expected (in this part of the world) they will all rust - esp ...

I wouldn’t. A bottle cap is so thin, & so soft, it will wear through in the first few minutes. Go to any machine shop that deals with SS. Have them pu...

WHOA WHOA STOP! You’re talking 1/4” inch. That is a mouse fart in a hurricane. Go look at a dozen 5.0/5.2/5.7 and you will see a dozen different lengt...

If I’m understanding the physics of load transfer correctly, that would only apply if the wings were free pivoting, supported only by the trap wires. ...

You can purchase new base direct from Windsport. I have had them ship, (via Royal Mail), to me, here in Canada. The base is £61! About $61USD. /a> It ...

but was wondering if stainless screws might be better than the rivets which will always not lie flat and protrude above the plate Use two rivets- mone...

This is what we use for all our Cats. It has 3 little cutouts, to identify cable diameter, & calibrated for the 3 common diameters found on Beachcats...

If there is a sharp edge anywhere on the end of the spreader bar, nothing wrong with using a small round file to smooth it out. For the record, I have...

I thought it looked small for a Bonanza, but there's not many designs with the V tail. Enjoy, been many years since I flew light pistons. My current r...

Yes, relatively much flatter water in high wind conditions on the lake, but you pay a big price in terms of violent wind shifts, typical of man made l...

Is the V tail in the background a Beech Bonanza?

I thought you had jib furling on your 5.0. In big wind days, furling that jib when you come in gets rid of those flogging jib blocks, which can destro...

I thought I’d seen it all when a nest of just fledged purple martins landed on my sail & stays. Their housing is on my dock, & just after I left for a...

One other item about these boats. Inspect the foil for the forestay very closely. Hopefully Phillip, (Mummp) will chime in, IIRC he has lots of exper...

Yeah, buying a trailer, & two ferry rides adds up. Do you plan to store mast up? If so perhaps you could borrow a trailer for the retrieve, there are ...

Where abouts are you? That ask price of $2800 is $CDN. If he wants to sell, $2000, or even lower if he really want it gone. That’s only $1500 USD. The...

I don’t know what’s wrong...it refuses to take my full post...I’ll try again when I get to Vancouver this morning.Edited by Edchris177 on Apr 27, 2021...

Above post did not take full text, & editing doesn’t work... Where abouts are you? That ask price of $2800 is $CDN. If he wants to sell, $2000, (or e...

Where abouts are you? That ask price of $2800 is $CDN. If he wants to sell, $2000, (or even lower if he really want it gone)is bid, ( Edited by Edchri...

I actually have seen your pics of the lift for a while. What would be even more outstanding is a picture of the lift setup with the boat off the lift ...

I sailed the Topaz a few times, & have both a Nacra 5.0 & it’s bigger brother the N5.7. Also have a Hobie 18 Magnum, & used to own The Beast, (20’ x 1...

Needs love is right, but if it were close,I’d grab it. The rudder system is common all Darts & is VERY expensive. The wings can also be sold for more...

Someone correct me if wrong, but the bent tiller tubes, (akerman angle) don't make the boat faster when sailing a line. They give differential rudder ...

The different phonetics are taking me a bit of getting used to too!! I mean who could have worked out that "Whangerei" is said PHONG GA REE!! And just...

tnell wrote: Thanks Edchris You can’t simply copy/paste the URL. Click on the URL button, just below where you type. That will insert a set of bracket...