There are a couple being parted out with in my area as well (Michigan). As a 5.2 guy I'm willing to help you find what you need and will help get it t...

I second what those guys said. Mine is a '78 same construction. Not much to the hulls, unless you hear cracking when you press down you would be fine....

Interesting feedback on this. A lot of you see salt water conditions, I'd definitely be more cautious there because it's a pretty safe bet that the in...

On the flip, we used them quite regularly where I sail. We trailer in every Tuesday night so setup is time sensitive and at least 5 of us use them on ...

Sweet, I like, nice work. Please don't patent it before I make one of my own. 🙂

Anything VW TDI... Awesome low end power, most have good brake kits. A lot of people pull 24' power boats with the touareg tdi.

I go about 50 yards to the water in bottomless sand. Getting there is no problem solo as it is slightly downhill. Getting back, not so much fun. I do ...

+1 on the mcmaster suggestion

Could you carry an additional smaller main? Like a 500? Just thought. I know that space is limited but a extra main would probably be one of the thing...

Also, a lot of people are using dyneema for those jib car wires now. Feel a little better when you cross paths with them when tacking etc. I'm plannin...

Man! Your 5.2 looks a lot like mine with the blue. I ditched the center tube though. Actually flipped it around and use it as a righting pole. Where...

Agreed Tom, buying all of these things adds up quick and epoxy stuff is expensive. I'm not a epoxy expert, so I'm speaking with limited experience, bu...

Just a thought: Take the handle and bolt one of these on...

I don't have a SC17 but I have a mast top hook on mine. A couple suggestions: 1. I play with the mast rotation a lot to help lock it in. My hook app...

Welcome, I race solo on a 5.2 in a fleet that is mostly Hobie 16s, I raced on a 16 with them prior to the 5.2. If you want to race solo and occasio...

Nice write up. It takes a little bit to take it all in but I think that I got it. Feel free to correct me if I missed something. You pretty much got...

I know where you are coming from my man. I trailer 60 miles to race every week and when I get there I'm in a hurry to setup. I need it quick but also...

Good luck Zach, glad I got to sail alongside you and the other 4 people you had on your boat that day! haha 🙂

Agreed with all of the above, you have a pretty quick upwind boat if your sails and skills are good. Downwind requires more skill. And if you want fas...

You'll remember better learning the hard way! I solo'd a 16 pretty much from the start, I learned a lot of things the hard way, giving yourself the mo...

I'll have to dig into some gopro footage but I've buried the leeward hull over the front crossbeam multiple times and it has come back up. This was go...

I would recommend getting a PHRF certificate specific for your boat with all of the mods. I'm not sure what the process is but it makes it really easy...

barbers haulers help you out downwind and the location of the jib sheet blocks becomes much less relevant one the barber haulers are in effect.

If the jib overlaps the mast I would go with Dacron. Slo sails uses dimension polyant cloth and I got a 180 square Dacron that is super crisp and "rac...

I've got a bias cut from slo on my 5.2, great trampoline. Well built. No complaints. Good fit right out of the box but Andrew at slo has implied that ...

Yup, just gonna see what the tire shop charges to do it. I'm told that they can emulate certain psi. So I'll take them the good one and see what they ...

I tried this a few months ago with only temporary success. I used tire slime. I'm hoping that it works out better for you though. I definitely agree t...

Interested. Working on getting some photos, this might be worth the drive for me.