A soft spot on a 1976 5.2 is different than on a hobie 16. IT doesn't have a foam sandwich construction, so it wouldn't be delamination. If you do h...

That should come together nicely! I fixed a crack in my keel like that a few weeks ago, it wasn't nearly as difficult as I thought.

I will chime in with my usual answer. I like the Nacra 5.0/500, easy to sail solo, plenty of floatation for crew, no boom, no daggerboards, and reaso...

I'm pretty sure Murray's has a cap that will work, but might need some adhesive because I recall that they were looser than one would like. All my Bat...

That is the way mine are attached. They haven't corroded but I'm about as far from salt water as you can get. nothing says you couldn't replace them ...

Chris is right. It's very easy to overthink things. Simpler is better on the water! For example Ive tried various trapeze setups with 2 and 3:1 purc...

I believe the Hobie cross bars are thinner walled tube. I've never worried about that on mine.

Not that I'm aware of. Neither of my boats have that.

A footstrap mounted just aft of the rear beam and between the rear beam and shroud seems to be more common than chicken lines these days. They can be...

Wow that looks like an old one!

I have a set of ep Pentax sails on my 5.7 and love them. They will last a lot longer than Mylar. I also have a set of custom Dacron whirlwind sails...

Yeah, I have pushed the lee hull up to the beam several times. Not fun if you have someone on the trap but recoverable. My 5.2 likes to be buried up...

I've never seen that. This is what I use.

Even Performance Catamaran (the makers of the boat) probably doesn't have the color codes etc. Give Murray's Marine a call, they bought out all the ...

If the blisters aren't an indicator of bad fiberglass I would hesitate to strip them all the way down. Just sand the existing gel coat to roughen and...

FYI, I've never had good luck getting and keeping enough tension to keep the rudders up high. I may also not have enough patience to fiddle too long ...

2 options, first remove the job completely or get it rebattened so they line up with the forestay and you can roll the job around the forestay (that i...

Need more info about what you are talking about. And I'm also curious on how you snapped the bolt! Usually that happens when you overtorque them in...

What pete says. I did a fiberglass repair on my foam cored 5.7 a few weeks ago and it wasn't bad. I didn't try to replace the core but tried to pr...

You can certainly bury the bows and stop dead going downwind. I've done it on both my 5.2 and 5.7. But I've never had it go completely over or cartwhe...

Yes every time you start to get cocky that boat will humble you a bit. It's why the saying 'learning the ropes' exists. But at least it isn't likely ...

That's a good point those are some serious block for a boat meant to have a 6 or 7:1 main sheet... Now I could trade you for them with my 7:1 main she...

I'm thinking of making some of my own if I can ever find any time. I got a set of 570 blades from Dan Berger. I can send you a spare. I think I still...

Also a little late now, but you really can get away without the welded brackets on the rudder cross bar. Just use some stainless seizing wire (any 20...

Ah, I see. I've always used stiff 1/4" line for my pulls so I guess I haven't been unlucky. I've never bothered to get my shock cord tight enough ...

Leeboweffect I've never had a problem finding spares at a good price for either of my Nacras. Murray's charges an arm and a leg for new only because ...

I'm sure someone else can help more than I can but I do know that the prindle rudder system can be finicky. ] The adjustment for a balanced helm is r...

Interesting, I've never had that happen. Not sure I understand what is happening. Are you routing the pull down line OVER the pin in the casting (as ...

Interesting observation. I think technically the H16 is a faster boat than the 5.0 (the 5.0 having a reputation of being a 'little' underpowered). H...