Welcome! I'm envious, the 500 is an awesome boat with the self tacker and a better rudder system over the 5.0. It will take some getting used to ove...

This is my second season using that furler. Works great so far. One issue is that the slot at each end is a little narrow. you basically have to at...

Ive been running that setup on my 5.2 for a couple if years. I always try ang get the sail down the 'proper way'. But every so often the ring just d...

Must be the heat. People need to chill a bit, this isnt the 'other' forum. We are the relatively nice helpful forum.

Look into the hobie mast stepper 3. Its a gin pole setup for a rotated mast, you use your mainsheet to raise tge mast. I bought one last year and it...

That isn't going to hurt anything and actually may help you depower. Those mast extrusions can take a lot of bending. In the days before raked sprea...

Awesome! There are lots of threads on the 5.2 so read as much as you can. The 5.2 is quite a bit more complicated to rig than the 16, so the first t...

Actually after a hard day sailing a gallon is not uncommon. There shouldn't be too many small openings in the hull except a couple of small drill hol...

They are the bulkhead, both refer to the fiberglass piece that goes across the hull. There are two in each hull, one below each beam. There are also...

Check out the hiking racks on this boat: Those look relatively easy to make and would be awesome!

Pre 84 nacra's (before foam sandwich construction) tend to oil can quite a bit on the sides. They can do it on the deck lids a bit but if it is exces...

Go to Harbor Freight and get yourself a wishbone type pop riveter (Princess Auto in Canada). Best $15 you will spend on your boat, the normal riveter...

The only benefit is that 8' 6" is the maximum width you can legally tow without a wide load permit, signs, etc. Otherwise you would want the boat to ...

I've bent a rod like that twice now. Yes I'm an idiot, however I think inevitably everyone forgets to rotate the darn thing at some time, usually whe...

Brady, I'll bring my beach wheels with me this weekend when we rig the boat and you can see how they work. That should help a lot. Princess Auto ...

Awesome boat! Good choice. 🙂 Shouldn't be much of an adjustment from your P19. The 5.7 should be a little easier to sail and a little tamer than...

Hey wait a second. That isn't a Corvette!? You are supposed to get a Corvette for a mid life crisis! 🙂 Wow, that is going to be a beast. I can'...

Each boat will likely be slightly different. Better to align your rudders and then measure the distance between the tiller bars.

A big stainless washer for each bolt should work. You probably don't need to epoxy it in place, just make sure you loctite the bolts so they don't wo...

Hard to say if the boards you have were built well or not. I've seen both stock and homemade boards. I do know that the original Nacra boards (pre 1...

Single braid hi tech lines will work, but they are very slippery. That would be frustrating as hell if you are trying to raise the sail and it decide...

Don't get rid of yoru halyard lock. What you are talking about won't hold up to a 10:1 downhaul. Even with low stretch line there is significant str...

A gallon is nothing in those hulls. The 5.7s are hard to get completely dry because you have to raise the bows so high to empty them. Chris is t...

I agree, doesn't look too bad. I've sailed on worse. It should probably be replaced at some time but you can probably use it for a season or two.

Nope, daggerboard boats cannot be sailed on any heading except a broad reach without boards at least partially down. If you are going to sail in water...

Nothing wrong with a Getaway. It's an awesome family boat that will give you great service and lots of fun. I think we all made some assumptions...

I'm sure it, isn't as simple as a percentage of length. Several other variables must be considered. The boat width for one, the wider the boat the mo...

I love my 5.7. Simple rig, no boom to worry about, no daggerboards to worry about, huge clean tramp, very fast and relatively light. You can almost ...

Hobie 16 all the way until you get bigger or get bigger crew. I solo my N5.2 and N5.7 but I'm over 200 lbs and can't right them consistently without ...

Probably the best perfromance boat to start on is the Hobie 16. Get a cheap used Hobie 16 in decent condition. Learn on it, sail the piss out of it ...