Wow that is digging one out of the archives to get outraged about!

Someone was talking about rigging up a peddle system a while back. It looked so cumbersome that most people just scoffed st it. Honestly given the e...

Yes you can. First make sure that the damage is bad enough to repair. A little bit of stress cracking where the chainplate exits the hull is normal....

No you can access it closed. It doubles as the handle to open the folder one handed. Another option is thier sailors tool which has a pair of pliers...

I wear the titanium squeeze knife on my pfd for emergencies. On handed quick draw, light and secure. The folder with the marlinspike is perfect for...

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7/16 inch was the original main sheet spec, I had that on my first cat also but quickly switched to 3/16" and it was much better. SOme people are eve...

The way the foils are positioned they will always provide upforce but the doesn't mean you can't pitchpole it. THe only purpose of the foils is basic...

1984 was the last year of non-foam core boats 85 was the first foam core boats. That being said there could be a few foam core boats with an 84 numbe...

Honestly I would look at them as insurance. Yes you should learn to drive your boat but the proclivity of the h16 to pitchpole is notorious and can be...

Unfortunately no. That is actually my main complaint with the 5.2 is that there isn't a lot of room for two adults. Between the jib blocks and wires...

I'm 240 and regularly sail my Nacra 5.7 solo and with a crew weight over 500 lbs. It does great, is a little simpler to solo without boards or boom a...

Yeah you can cut the rod down, but I've never bothered, mine sit at least 1.5" above the beam. The rigging may be right for you, it just depends on h...

FIrst thing to do is definitely a pressure test. Its not hard to do. Duct tape a garden hose to the drain (doesn't have to be all that tight a seal)...

I agree with Chris, if you have a shorter set with the forks use those. If they have forks on both ends then use shackles there the forestay attaches...

THe do sell a narrow shackle. br />Edited by Wolfman on Oct 23, 2015 - 12:06 AM.

Normally the bottom of the bridle is a fork end that you just pin to the front connection. In a pinch however, what you have will work. I don't thin...

Yeah we generally don't get high winter winds here. I'm as far away from a coast as you can get. That being said I took my boats apart anyway, proba...

I don't think Havlii's comments were negative. He was giving his impression of the video he found and asking for more into since there wasn't much off...

Strange thread Damon. The first post is an advertisement, which isn't unusual in itself except no web site and no links. But the second is a person ...

I agree I have wings for my Nacra 5.7 but I also love to trapeze so I'm torn. If you are going to do significant solo sailing the wings substantially ...

The only downside to the g cat is availability of spares, but that doesn't have to be a huge downside I love my Nacra 5.7 for most of the same reason...

My thoughts: Nacra 570/5.7 Hobie 18 Prindle 18 Nacra 5.8 Nacra 5.5 sl Basically in order of preference.

Yeah I haven't a single clue what you are asking. Maybe try to describe it in a different manner?

I think quite a few people probably have hulls lying about. Getting one to you is another story. I would think you could probably find another barga...

Oh man that looks bad. Looks like the bottom and side were completely ripped out. Maybe grind all the cracks and 3-4 layers of fabric on the inside fi...

Non foam sandwich hulls are not nearly as stiff as ones with foam sandwich. They are also relatively thin, however they are resilient. Oilcanning on...

Yes they are just fibreglass. They you just sand the mating areas clean and they are glued with thickened epoxy (epoxy with enough silica added to ma...

If your keek is still solid and not worn through anywhere adding a wear strip of marinetex will work fine. If you are wearing into the glass signific...