Cool stuff like that never happens to me. Whenever I find a boat in the woods it's always a stripped rotted out 1974 hobie 16... 🙂 That's Nice boat...

I would start with a mast float and a large righting bag. Between those two you should be able to right the boat better than 95% of the time. A lot o...

I don't think I am anti-hobie. I'm just very pro Nacra. I like most of the Hobie designs especially the H18. I do have some gripes about the H ...

An A-cat would be a very bad choice for a beginner. They tend to be very fragile, setup for a relatively light crew and are monsters to sail. They a...

I just removed the battens from the jib on my 5.2 and 5.7. They are pretty short anyway and mostly prevent the leach of the sail from starting to flo...

I love watching that boat! Hoping that the foiling technology makes its way into the 20 footers like the curved foils that are now so popular. I mig...

Note that the pre-1985 rudders are quite heavy and I've never gotten them to stay in the up position just from shock cord tension along. The main ide...

Yeah that is definitely not stock. Start from a stock setup and adjust to fit your taste later. If you don't have it, you will need a 10 hole adjust...

Nothing on a sailboat is cheap. Snuffer mid-pole hoops kill me. Nothing like paying $180+ for a fancy toilet seat.

Murray's and West Marine sell an adhesive tape that works well, but needs to be repalced occasionally. I've heard really good things about the paint ...

Chip has sourced some of his sails from his Hyde suppliers in asia. However, he is very very specific about the technique and quality. He still make...

Easier and cheaper to get into the F17 (for solo sailing) or even an F18 (if you have consistant crew). The F16 is still too new to be reasonably pri...

Guys, you do realize that this thread was from July and it was only resurrected because blue185 was looking for confirmation on what herkyguy paid. J...

Sorry, been out of contact for a few weeks. I'm from Manitoba also. Sitting under 3 ft of snow and -25C temps right now. Hoping to get a few people...

I put this together for around $100. Ladder from Westmarine and 8 stainless bolts. On my new boat I used 4 zinc coated muffler brackets. Works a tr...

Stock lengths of running rigging are as follows Jib Sheet 38' pf 5/16" (40' is perfect) Traveler 10' of 5/16" (8' is enough, maybe just a tad short ...

Either method should work fine. If you are going the helicoil route make sure they are stainless (not sure they make a non-stainless version). Rule ...

Sorry it didn't turn out better. That boat was a bit of a disaster. I'll keep an eye open, but it may be a bit of a trip for you. It's worth it. By...

Put the sheets in a pillow case and double tie it, then put em in the washing machine. Old horsemans trick (not that I'm an old horseman).

Check out DaveA's Website. He owns Nacra Canada. Lots of info there. Prices are between $5000 and $7500 depending on options. I think I want one!...

You are a little big for any of the 400 series nacras. Unless you intend on only sailing alone. Max crew weight is around your weight for that boat....

Good information to have records on in any case!

It was just a thought when comparing the two boats. My uncle used to put me on the trapese on his H16 when I was that age and I have the scars to pro...

Those are some sweet looking boats!

Yeah, its fiddly the first couple of times you do it. I actually tie the end of my halyard to the starboard side of the ring so I have the option to ...

Actually both videos look pretty good to me. I may be coming around to the rotomolded set... Naw my 5.7 is the best boat EVER!!!

Nacra canada was selling a new one for $13K fairly recently. Call Dave Antognini at Nacra Canada in Mississauga 4164501806 . He can give you a bette...

Yeah, a bigger problem than you experienced is that the jib isnt made to take the tension the forestay is. You are lucky you didnt rip it like an ol...

Chris, FYI, the pic titled 'Andrews Roller Furling' is actually mine. Pretty sure he wouldn't want to take responsibility for that. 🙂 Quarath/...