Good stuff!!

I wouldn’t be turned off by it. It is more common than you would think. Check the integrity the best that you can, but a solid repair job on a carbon ...

With Bacho on that one, I have repaired mast and a quite a few more do as well. Not a tough repair just gotta know the techniques.

Hey Kevin, Sounds like a good time, a couple things, We are racing in Muskegon this coming weekend with CRAM, you should come up. There will be qui...

I ran the 12" rule on mine, the spreaders on the 5.2 are just spreaders, and keep the mast from snapping under load unless you have a newer mast that ...

Welcome Erik, There are and have been a lot of 5.2 guys on this site. If you have a question, I'd search the forum here and see what you can find the...

One thing that makes this a challenge is that the batten sections at the leech end are not all the same. Good point, think that this is why RBS doesn...

How about a VW Dirty Diesel, nice low end torque, easy to upgrade the brakes if needed. Just a thought.

Some a class boats are going back to boomless, but I'm thinking that the cut of the sail allows for the downhaul to flatten more in order to make up f...

I know that you'll be happy with your product from SLO, they have done me SOLID in the past. I had the 5.2 with the star that is on the site. They als...

I had a jib for my 5.2 that was cut with a similar material to accompany my laminate main. "square" by DP. It's a woven dacron very crisp and racy. He...

A little cumbersome but still cool, I'll go: 1. How far do you travel to your favorite "local" sailing spot? 60 minutes for Tuesday night racing, 30 ...

I think that most people have them custom cut which is what i did, I did 12" and was pretty happy. I do think that you can buy them from the hobie acc...

I'm on the other side of the lake. If we figure out how to get this old shortened 5.2 mast over to you it's yours for whatever that cost is. I paid $5...

Easier just to find another mast if the boat is a really good deal and everything else is decent. Where are you located? I've got a 5.2 mast that i ...

I'm with you there, I've had them pretty tight this season, still kind of flat though. Just going to play with it and see what happens.

SICK 5.2 man! A lot of work went into that boat. Who made the sails? The only thing that I saw was when the wind looked like it was up there was stil...

I'm 220-225 depending on the day, I race my 5.2 solo every week. Love it! I had a 16 before but it was a older 16 and couldn't keep up to the rest of ...

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I usually use west system epoxy and with a filler when I do the bottoms. Adds a little wear resistance if you use the right filler. Just 2 more cents...

Wow, 88! Nice. My good buddy has one, an 18 square not a 88 year old. Love the boat. It would be nice to race straight up with him and it's a good aff...

Also interested to see how Andy does. He came up to Michigan for a couple regattas this year and killed it. Shared a campsite with him and glad to kno...

I've got my eye on those guys. Very interested. Debating now if I want to sell off my 5.2 that I just wrapped up. I love that boat but can't hit the r...

You won't regret it. It is a lot solo in big wind with the jib, doable but a lot to do. Have fun! Let us know if you have any questions.

Nice sails cookwithgas. I'll have my boat setup tonight, I'll try to snap a pic of the 3:1 for you.

Only a few of the same things apply as buying a hobie 16. The hulls are not constructed the same so the soft spot thing doesn't really apply, they are...

All good samc99us, just messin with ya. Deeper pockets doesn't necessarily mean better talent but I get your point and totally agree. The active and m...

All depends on what you are looking for. You've got cheap, you've got value (good product good price), and you have top end which is usually overprice...

I go as far forward as the weather allows on the 5.2. I've pitchpoled once but it was a pretty slow one not violent. I've buried the hull way more tim...

+1 on SLO, those guys have taken very good care of me. Great communication, and great product. They use DP sail cloth like most of the other good guys...