E.C., I owned a Catalina 25 for years, sailed it on many trips. I've sailed other mono's larger and smaller and owned a Hobie 16 for one season tryin...

erice wrote: get 1 or 2 good cat books to read over the winter and you will be fine rick white's "catamaran racing for the 90's" is pretty much the m...

mariof wrote: a tree fell on my tornado. Wow. Who knew trees wanted payback?

In case it's useful - my 5.2 is NACB3026I687 with the digit before the 687 being an i (eye). The boat is an '87, sail# 3026.

Miguel, Just want to second what Philip has already told you. Jack has always been very helpful when I've called the factory. He was happy to take as...

On the subject of replacing standing rigging, anyone do their own? I walk by the swaging tools and cable all the time in Lowe's and I like the idea o...

smfinley wrote: If you don't know the last time your standing rigging was replaced, it is time to replace it. I know you're right. But I keep looking...

erice wrote: it's not even really practical to try and rebuild an old cat by pouring money into it as the limit then becomes the old glass hulls, dagg...

Had a similar experience on my 5.2 a week ago. It finally blew (12-15) and the boat flew. Wife got out on the wire. I was about to do the same when th...

andrewscott wrote: I think you can buff that out! Yeah, but that'll only get you to the next service station. Now, wrap a bunch of duct tape around t...

Andrew, Can you elaborate about the epoxy? Are you talking about the putty they use in pools?

andrewscott wrote: Besides, doesn't it make it harder to pull the trailer when you're driving, since the boat wants to go the other way? AS long as t...

Thanks for your thoughts, guys. Yeah the mast is heavy, but I've got a little contraption I've come up with to help me out there (I'll be surprised i...

br /> Can't vouch for all the info, but it's a place to start.

All good advice. Thanks guys.

Okay, this strap-breaking business has me concerned. My boat's just over twenty years old but it sounds like the kind of thing I should inspect much m...

TurboCat, thanks for the reply. Your rudder block setup is what I had in mind in my previous post. Thanks for the tuning info. Can't wait to get back ...

Excellent discussion guys. I'm learning a lot. Just to follow up on Wolfman's concerns about what he's stepping on when righting the boat, I wanted t...

Thanks everyone for the info. Looks like I'll go with the old harness for a while, see how it works (hopefully a couple of years of pizza won't force ...

Damon - be happy to, as long as I remember (mind like a steel sieve). Turbocat - since I'm new to the 5.2 I'm always interested in hearing about othe...

"...that last power boat was on a collision course with us until i turned to cut across his wake, where he looked up from texting on his phone and gav...

erice - Very clear and concise in both cases. Thank you. Just a couple of questions: What is the saddle? (My first thought was to tie off at the stra...

Hey Dave, First, thanks for your help. Sounds like our experiences have been very similar so far. Along those lines, I was wondering if you know how...

Thanks guys. I really appreciate the time everyone took to share their experiences. It's especially valuable in that many of you have Nacras. Yeah, I...

Well, I'm not really sure how this happened. One minute I was reading all the great information here (I really appreciate everyone's advice, including...