We have lots of reads on this post, but we need at least one more respondent and then we can say the survey is scientific and statistically significan...

I liked the concept of being able to roll and tip the finish and then get the super high gloss finish. Clearly for that technique to work well the br...

With the spray reducer it worked out to about 17 oz. total, 8 oz. of blue, 4 oz. of catalyst and 4-5 oz. of reducer. Which was enough for one side of...

So far I haven't tried to figure out where anyone actually lives or boats. I am trying to sort out what other cat boaters want to do. The survey is ...

Geez a 1990 Nacra is hardly a relic, barely even a late model. dg

My survey is not yet statistically significant, but we are getting responses. My intent is to show where your interests are so events could be create...

If it is an early boat as Flyhull points out the repair is actually pretty simple. I was reluctant to to "pop" the deck off my 5.2, but it only took ...

or sand off the gelcoat so you can see if the problem is superficial, or actually needs some attention. dg

Need to keep this on top for a while to get more responses. br /> Take a second to do the survey or respond to the post. Thanks dg

This sounds like arbitrage opportunity to me. It is also amazing to me that boats we all know are fun and competent can get so ignored. Probably sou...

Dave, As noted above this is a very repairable boat and if the size and capabilities work for you it is a good starting point. It sounds like you are...

Well the boat got some touch up epoxy primer today. Then the big project is to clean the shop up and out so that over spray doesn't turn everything b...

This newer rudder style would help some with weather helm and overall helm balance. By moving part of the blade area in front of the pivot point the ...

Just the other night I ordered the Navionics SDHC card that has the NA marine chart files on it. I have been using a Delorme PN-60 for my rafting tri...

Here is the beauty of removing the center tube. You can also eliminate the tube casting on the main beam and then also with some effort cut the tube ...

Here are a couple of images of the sales poster I kept from that WayBack machine. Note the sail # on that boat, #4 dg

While I have never actually weighed my 5.2, I always thought it weighed 360 lbs., but when I pulled out an old promotional piece from 1975 that I have...

This looks pretty good to me and I appreciate the effort these things take. Once the article is finalized maybe Damon can figure out a way to make a ...

Probably a very musty smelling thing left over from the first printing 😀

That book Catamaran Racing for the 90's must be good: They want a mere $483 for the very last copy. Unfortunately that amount of money for a book ...

The option I was fully prepared to do was simply spray an automotive finish over an epoxy primer. It would have been a thinner coating, but just as h...

Ok, so we are all right on this topic. I think there are some risks to making changes to the original designer's sail plan, but there are also some a...

I think ideally the daggerboards represent where the center of effort is applied at the water when going to weather. With a jib and main configuratio...

I found that after I got my square top I wanted more rake to balance the boat and keep the bows from burying. Dave, I think the reason you would be b...