As a prior laser sailor I can speak from my own experience that your laser is not going to hold anyone but yourself. On mine I took my (then) 3 year ...

I agree about earlier statements regarding finding a boat in good shape but I really like my Nacra 5.0 because of it's ease of setup (no boom to attac...

None of my business but the more I think about this the more curious I'm getting.. Would you mind sharing how you got this hole in your boat? I'm gu...

P.M. wrote: I've seen that boat before. I wouldn't touch it if it were given away. I would say the exact same thing if I was rushing down there tryi...

Damon, it's time you look at a Nacra 5.0! 🙂

I store my boat similar as you describe. I take all hardware off the mast and boat (a great time to inspect everything and replace parts before next s...

Hey, I can relate to what you are looking for (I also have a wife that isn't interested in sailing and have 3 young kids). I have been on the lake w...

I'll check both your suggestion.. Thank you much!

Another plug for the Nacra 5.0. The good: - It's a very fast boat (I carry 3 kids sometimes without issues, even pulled a tube behind it). I have see...

If you are awesome then you will get a Nacra 5.0! 😀 The following thread applies to your Question also..

Double axes, that's one heck of a big trailer for just one tornado!

I'm not very knowledgeable on what materials one should use for the halyard but I did recently ordered a new one fromand found that their price was ab...

snosheriff wrote: FlyingDutch; That tubing video makes the cat very applealing! Can all cats do that? We have large lakes here... How do these cats ...

Edchris177 wrote: How did you make the turned aluminum end caps? They look pretty good. This earlier comment in this thread got me thinking... I'm l...

My two cents, I have young kids myself and the NACRA 5.0/500 is the ideal choice of boat for this situation. It might take a little while to find one ...

Wow, losing sight of the crew, serious scary stuff, way more action then what you had hoped for I bet. I bet you were exhausted after the first capsiz...

I also had a few old spots that did not 100% match the hull. I cleaned them up as well as I could, after applying Poliglow these spots look the same o...

No idea but it looks cool!

soulofasailor wrote: We are at Moraine State Park, in PA. We were doing 8 knots in this video! little to NO wind.. Edited by soulofasailor on May 0...

After reading this post I thought I share my experience using Poliglow,etc. Last year I bought a 83 Nacra 5.0 and a few weeks back decided it was time...

Edited by FlyingDutch on Apr 19, 2012 - 02:42 AM.

Hi flyingfishguy, I sent you a private message.. I would love a copy of that vector file. BTW I like the idea of making some aluminum caps. Thanks for...

Congrats on your boat. Now that you are "one of us" any chance you remove your solicitousness lifejacket signature? It happens to be really annoying!

😕 And I thought that cat owners were cool people talking about cool things. What's the next conversation going to be about, neoprene underwear? I ca...

I got a 83 Nacra 5.0 as well and the traveler is very similar to yours. From the picture it appears almost as if someone bend and now the wheels are s...

@Edchris177 Thanks for that link to those pictures, that's also really helpful! BTW, that beam (and I'm pretty sure it's the rear beam too) does show ...

Wanted all to thank you very much for your replies. Extremely helpful information and I'm going to do some more research to find out exactly why the p...