I think I will start a new thread on these decks. dg

Just think through what you would do if the mast did suddenly bend over. It won't completely come apart, it would buckle and bend and then only when ...

I appreciate the detail you are showing on this repair. Every time someone takes on on of these repairs and shows others how it is done it brings the...

I agree with all of the above comments. I suspect that what is under the mud job is a pretty big dent from dropping the mast during set up or take do...

With the age of my boat I thought it was important to see both sides of that critical bulkhead and the underside of the beam bolts, hence the new port...

i have always been amazed that nacra didn't 'polish' the mast base inside where it sits on the ball. Here is what my mast base looks like now after 1...

Just don't put one in front of the front beam. That's a high stress area. I agree the area directly in front of the beam is high stress, but the dec...

Tom, I'm finally back to work on my boat today. I decided that the grid texture pattern simply wasn't worth maintaining, so I have sanded it off. Th...

Rowing seems like the easy answer, but looking at all the pedal driven chain to propeller systems on several of the R2AK boats and seeing the speeds t...

br /> This guy was working with the Brightside product but has lots of good info on this process. There is also a video of him doing the work. I'm ...

Yea that guy is bad ass, but the guys that are in front sailing an M32 beach cat are even more bad ass. Sailing a cat that is as fast as that boat is...

Yea have fun. I'm still waiting for the rest of my 545 primer to show up. I have the mast and beams coated with the wash ready for primer and one hu...

br /> Here is some good and relevant info on this topic of paint vs. gelcoat from Boatworks Today.

I agree that the X-cat is very specialized. What I also know is that there are a lot of people particularly here in the NW that row really inefficien...

I have ordered 1/2 gallon and wouldn't be surprised if I need more than that. What I understand is that the coats are very thin and that 3 coats is t...

The hole through the back of the mast in the picture above is the small one and could be plugged with a wooden dowel and silicone and be fine for a ve...

This mast is very light and very bendy. I just uploaded an image of the large hole I have to deal with in my Technical Album. It is not round and I'...

I am using AwlGrip's 545 primer system and it was sourced from Fisheries Supply, but there are lots of sources for this stuff. There are also several...

I'm refurbing my 5.2 as well and long ago passed up on using gel coat as the finish. I like the options that come with good paint in terms of color. ...

I like that idea and will be spending some quality time at the hardware store and NAPA soon. I can modify the elliptical hole to better accept a plug...

Confessions are allowed here. This is interesting and goes to what I was thinking about. Cats are inherently stable and would make a good fast rowin...

I apologize for the double post, I'm getting server time out or other error messages that make the upload appear not to happen. I should also mention...

The holes I am concerned with are about 16" up from the base. I am not comfortable with having the holes mig welded up. A round hole is a bad enough ...

I wonder if the Hobie guys had seen that first video prior to making their fin device? The width of my raft frame oarlocks is 74" well inside the wi...

I agree that trying to straighten the DS is very problematic, both to accomplish and then if accomplished the problems that it "may" create. This is ...

Jeez, I've only had the one love of my life, a NACRA 5.2 since 1976. Bought it new for something like $3,200 and it has provided a lot of smiles per ...