Dam this site needs a like button!! Not sure how many people here have a cat worth more than about $15,000 US. That being said I would think sleep...

If you are looking for the clean tramp and ease of setup of the Nacra 5.7/570 the 5.8 isn't going to give you that. It's a little more complicated th...

I have a sail that uses machine screws like that. Works fine. However, setting solid aluminum rivets for this purpose isn't very difficult and you...

Good points. The Nautos are probably fine unless you are hard on your parts but If it were me I would prefer to look for a used Harken setup for a ma...

I have a couple of fiddle blocks I've used for few seasons. Haven't had a problem. They aren't Harkens, but then nothing else really is.

Hey what about Winnipeg? 😆 Well there are 2 of us.

P8dawg, that is pretty poor logic. The P-16 and the N5.0 are both better boats in many ways compared to the Hobie 16, yet there are more Hobie 16s th...

Anthropogenic climate change. The winters get colder, the summers get warmer, the extremes happen more often. Global warming is a misnomer that was ...

Oh boo hoo! We've been socked in with temperatures around -40 for over 4 weeks so far this winter. It doesn't matter if its in celsius or fahrenheih...

Good descriptions can be found here: I've only sailed the N5.7 and N5.2. The N5.7 is just a longer version of the 5.0. I can say that I absolutely...

I'm not from your area but judging from your choice of boats and budget I have 3 words of advice for you. Condition, condition, condition. Both the...

I agree aftermarket is probably not feasible especially for our old boats. But I would think that the technology is going to slowly creep into the ne...

YES! 'nuff said.

All things being equal, the getaway couldn't beat an older fiberglass boat like a H16. It isn't meant for speed it's meant for pleasure, low maintena...

I guess it depends on how much you would want to sell them for. Fixing up an old cat can be pretty costly. If you put new rigging, tramp and sails o...

The wife advice is very very good. I scared the crap out of mine, and myself for that matter. On the plus side I don't have to take her sailing anym...

Hey if you are committed to the boat and go in with your eyes wide open, by all means. Take the advice on a roller furler and a righting bag and lea...

The P19 is basically a scaled down tornado and a big beast of a boat in terms of power. I wouldn't recommend it to a first time cat sailor especially...

You really don't need a professional tension gauge for your diamonds. Just follow the instruction in the Nacra manual (very difficult to pinch to the...

It still sounds like they are just dressing up a wave/T2/Getaway. Probably great marketing but a bit of a let down after you see a foiling cat (or yo...

I agree with Bacho. Whenever I buy a boat the first thing I do is replace all the standing rigging (unless it is brand spanking new). You just never...

Hahahaha. Great minds think alike. And apparently simultaneously... 😆

Sorry to hear about your experience. That is an unusual failure. That mast extrusion is used on all kinds of boats without a problem so it probably ...

Hmm, why am I not seeing that thing doing any foiling jibes any time soon... It would suck to fly those colors and get taken down by a laser II.

Share the wealth and all. 🙂 Awesome that is going to be a fun one to singlehand. I'm still determined to make the 5.2 boomless. Might have to h...

There is lots of info about the boat if you do a search in the forums. Finding a dagger could be a bit of work, but there are likely a few people on ...

The mains should be interchangeable. The mast is the same length so it should work. They just modernized the sailplan. I'm looking for a 5.0 or...

Its a common problem with older Nacra rudders. A west system repair pack will do the trick. Chop up some glass fibers and mix it with the resin. Fi...

Ah, yes I did that for a while as well. Hey, I just found that out also! Means I have to get a vinyl trampoline to stop the insanity! 🙂 I'm pret...

Golfdad, what fix did you use? Is it different than mine? The Nacra 5.x rudder system isn't very sophisticated, but it does work and is very simpl...