The JVC unit does not have GPS or many of the features of the Garmin. One feature it does have though is a working microphone so you can actually hea...

Part two of this simple arrangement is the Garmin camera. It is fairly heavy compared to the little JVC Addixxion I am currently using, so it would c...

I am very curious to see what your camera setup looks like. It must be on a pendulum of some sort since the horizon seems to be maintained pretty wel...

Ok, I just was out in the garage and checked the two boards I have. The original 5.2 board is ~3/4" thick depending where you check. The newer board...

The answer to the original question is that the newer NACRA boards are slightly thicker than the boards for the 5.2, but with only slight modification...

Epoxy is just part of this repair equation. You need some fiberglass to actually hold this all together. The core is the core and is only a small pa...

When I made this response above, I was aware the hull was foam cored. Working from the inside is always preferred, because the work to get the hull b...

It would be nice if you could do most of the repair from the inside of the hull, but that seems unlikely given the location. If you could reach the r...

On my 5.2 with the same spreader setup I also have a drain hole for that worst case scenario at the base of the mast. I cover the hole with some alum...

Also spend some time organizing your lighting. You need a lot of light to see what is happening and if it rakes the hull you can better see what is, ...

I think while you are having fun replacing rigging you do need to include the diamond wires. Failure of a diamond wire means a likely mast replacemen...

It is also the wise man that gets his wife/girlfriend/partner the drysuit/dry gear first before acquiring his own. Happy warm wife/girlfriend/partner...

I just went out and measured the DS rod on my boat #400 from 1976 and it looks like it is 13-1/2" counting the small bit that sits in the cast pad and...

I trolled my head through the rocks to test my gear when I was learning to WW kayak. I stayed dry, but decided that WW kayaking was a crummy way to w...

Thanks Damon, This thread really needs to die a horrible death. I think we can all be grateful that we don't encounter the kind of animosity that Sai...

Clearly you have experience with this bib and I do not question your experience. I just have a hard time seeing how elastic, even tight elastic can s...

The neck seals, wrist gaskets and booties are all wear items and need to be replaced from time to time on drysuits. There are shops that do this kind...

Using the way back, way back machine here. I first started sailing on Puget Sound in Washington State during the winter months and we used neoprene w...

I think it depends on if you are actually going to end up in the water. If you are sailing aggressively and/or want to sail aggressively without fear...

If you go to a drysuit you won't care much how cold it gets. It is what you wear under the drysuit that keeps you warm. So fleece clothing is perfec...

++1 I appreciate all the experience this group shares. Saves time and saves grief. While we are spread all over kingdom come as it were, it still f...

Hullflyer, I agree you need to carefully seal more than just the rivets themselves, tangs are a good example of an area that needs special attention. ...

I agree that Monel are preferred in high shear load applications, but a whole lot of beachcats have aluminum in a lot of low load applications and IMH...

I should have added another serious cause of delamination comes from moisture in the core freezing. So a boat that has a damp core can and will delam...

Andrew, I can't speak to older Hobies or Prindles specifically delaminating. I have a Nacra 5.2 that I have owned since 1976. The boat has always be...

That Volvo proa, just wow. It hurts my head thinking about shunting.

If your tires have inner tubes You should see just how low you can take the air pressure down before the tires start dismounting themselves. The cont...

Sailing Anarchy has a good blurb on the Cup, with video, pdf's etc. about half way down the page. Looks like the bikes will be in, if they believe th...

The IMOCA 60 is more or less the state of the art in high performance monohulls, so we are getting a bigger and likely very similar boat with a crew t...