Sound like spam. Damon can we delete this?

Any one use foam under the wing seat covers? What type and thickness?

What kind of foam did you use for padding? How thick? How was it beld in place? Cover tension or cement? I may pad my seats on a new-to-me Getaway.

We have had 3M tape on the Tornado for years. Works great. Its pricey but worth it. Available from McMaster

Jib sheet anchor point will remain the same. 5.0 dont have a track as the Marstrom has. The blocks with cleats move to beam, a new single block attach...

I will mock up on land.

Great video. Thanks for posting.

This is with Cat Trax and saddles. Ita just steep.

YOLO, +1 on inspection by buddy. Mine is all glass, flexs a bit, has a few cracks in gel coat but still sails well. Once you go cat, you will never g...

Plucking and chain cleaner are good ideas. I initially picked up an inexpensive ATV winch for this, but its so slow that it isnt worth using. Its ge...

Winch is a Dutton

pknapp66 wrote: John, will you need to give up sail area when going to the self tacker on the 5.0? Just curious. Big fan of the self tacker on the I2...

BTW I made a wind vane of PLA.

I print lots of parts for work, surgical instruments prototypes. More importantly I break lots of them. Be sure the slicer makes them solid. PLA isnt ...

Cameron, I have not. I was going to do the Nacra first, but if its easier to find part for the Tornado that can go to the front of the line

Simple, if Damon starts posting about Day Sailers or other monos, we will know its been hacked.;-) Seriously, Damon its good to know whats going on.

This is the best forum going, IMO. Read, read and read: sail, sail and sail! Great boat, I love mine.

The center of the ball on mine is 2.5 inch from top of beam. This is prob half inch taller than the stock one that got bent.

Thanks.