The hobie 16 - you should be able to find a solid one in that price range, parts are easy to find, Prindle 16 good choice but a little harder to find...

We have a friend here in Oklahoma city who bought a hobie last year in kansas - similiar problem - the state police came out and inspected the boat at...

the hobie has a hook system that holds the main up. after its raised and hooked stick the rest of the halyard in your tramp pocket. its not needed t...

Andrew What company made your sail ? Just curious? Thanks

The nacra 5.5 is not a skeg boat like the 5.7, 5.0 and the 460, the only difference is it has a 8'-6" beam originally made as a uni boat then they ad...

we run a bungee from the front beam thru the bottom of the diamond wires - works well for us best of luck

1989 is the earliest model 5.0 NADA shows Hope this helps

The Nacra 5.0 is a boomless main and it also has no daggerboards - great solo boat but can also handle two just fine - much better boat for your mon...

Yes - you remove the pin - that allows the mast to rotate. Best of luck

Best of luck

Check the picture section - beachcat identification this site also I believe your jib is a hank on style - similiar to a Hobie 16 - not sure if tha...

salty dog marine - sells a package on ebay best of luck

another place would be salty dog marine www.saltydogmarine.com Best of luck

I cannot speak for the Hobie 14 - but the superR made a great difference in how our nacra 5.5sl perfomed - Whirlwind makes a great sail and they su...

not sure if this helps or not, but page 19 shows the rotater good luck

some nacra's worth looking at. we sail a 5.5 SL - and love the boat

We sold our 1979 Model in similiar shape for $1000.00 so my guess would be that it's overpriced!!! shop around more another on the hobie s...

He sets the winch on the back bumper and hooks it to his truck battery - it winches pretty slow so there is no lateral movement, shrouds and trap wire...

A buddy of ours uses one of these electric winches. He hooks it to his forestay and slowly pulls the mast up and then connects it. It actually wo...

I did a similar repair on the old hobie 18 - just used a fiberglass kit and cut a template to fit the transom put on two layers of fiberglass sanded ...

A buddy of ours uses a portable electric winch - he hooks it to his bumper and it runs of the truck battery. He raises and lowers his mast all by him...

you can email the cathouse - they will give you a quote for a new nacra sail for the 5.7 or a 570 same boat cathouse@speednetllc.com - email addres...

Bar Keepers Friend - and some elbow grease will remove most stains and is fiberglass friendly. Good Luck

straight from the murray's catalog don't shoot the messenger CHOOSING LACING FOR YOUR TRAMP SHOCK CORD For recreational sailors, shock ...

you can download the manual here - that might give you the answer Good Luck

this is a good link to a 5.2 set-up all the parts you can get from murrays I found our pole and snuffer system on ebay Good Luck

keep an eye out on ebay also Good luck

try these guys

this is the set-up I put on our nacra 5.5 - pretty close to what vernon "gree" has on his 5.2 works really well and is simple for crew to put up an...

I'm not here to start wars... thing fail - stainless or not - planes fall from the sky too.. Stretch over time is referred to as "creep". Although ...