bh3700 wrote: Since I haven't seen any other 5.0's in the Raleigh/Cary area, I thought I'ld ask how much fiberglass looked missing. I am in the R...

I agree it appears minor; I have a 5.0 too and there is some wear/gel coat cracking along the seam mainly because there are small voids from where the...

Unfortunately I don't know any of their contact info outside of whats on the website. I would really encourage you to consider bringing your own boat....

I will be there, but fortunately do not need crew. If you have a boat (or can convince whomever you've been sailing with) I see no reason not to enter...

The trac catamarans were built by AMF (they used to build sunfish and lasers too). The performance of most of the common 16 ft boardless cats (trac 16...

Depends on how much you weigh, but a 16ft boardles boat like a Hobie 16, Nacra 5.0, Prindle 16, and G-cat 5.0 would all be great choices. There is a...

Do not buy a boat sight unseen! A few years ago I took a day off work and drove down to south carolina intending to buy a used cat, which according to...

there is a prindle 18 for sale on the raleigh craigslist . It says it needs rigging and blocks but if the rest is decent then rigging and blocks are e...

My 5.0 is a 1984 and both arms are straight

I bought some replacement tires about 2 months ago at my local Northern Tool store. They were $19.99 but I think are listed as $34.99 on the website, ...

I have a 5.0, you have everything you need. Tie a figure eight in the end of a line about 3-4ft long, and run it through the eye labeled #1, then the ...

I just purchased a pair that sounds similar to yours, the bead on the tires was broken in spots and there was a lot of dry rot. I was able to add inne...

Try Elliott Pattison sails, epsails.com. They supplied the sails for Nacra.