Jeeze! I just like going fast. If she's humming and that hull is trying to lift, I'm too busy to check gps and speed. Better to have a pulse monitior!

Cutting through the rod with a hacksaw takes about 2 minutes. Certainly nothing to avoid, especially if you have your boat in a location without A/C o...

Bad part is I would have to keep the Getaway due to the front tramp. She likes that feature but I see myself getting bored with the Getaway quickly. ...

Conventional wisdom as learned from the dealer from whom I buy parts and seems to know his business is that there is no rake on a Nacra mast.

I wrap the mast up in blue tarps and rack it behind our park district boat house. I cover my boat with a cover I bought from Murrays and use a couple ...

You can buy the owners manual and a parts list from Murrays Marine. Make sure you get a hailyard that is made of the least stretchy line you can buy. ...

Pretty sickening. I cannot imagine what that tumble into the wing felt like (physically or psychologicaly) or what the financial implications were. ...

I miss my HT14...I could take that puppy out in almost any wind and knock her over and pop right back up. My 5.8NA is another story. (Thank goodness f...

Good advice has been rendered. Learn how to flatten your sail using down haul and out haul to dump power. Learn how to use your traveler to dump p...

Harken. I was pulling little bits of spring steel out of em this summer but they still sort of work. That will save me some green. Many thanks.

Andrew.. Not a traveller but a my lower main sheet block arms lost their springs. Can I replace these?

A testament to Nacra buoyancy: A few weekends ago I took four people out into Lake MI with 15 - 20+ westerly's. I rushed the set up to accomodate t...

If you try your main will probably smack the living daylights out of you, possibly tear and most likely end up in the drink.... (or fly away to oz if ...

Agree...My drum mounts on the foil directly below the adjuster. The forestay is shorter to accomodate the swivel and drum hardware. There is no differ...

Nacra or Prindle ...Can't go wrong.

Great investment. Saves me rigging time. Makes launching and landing easier. I can depower in gusty conditions. Gets jib out of way if we capsize. Pc ...

He was asking $125 for entire assembly. Forstay, top swivel, lower drum, and H18 jib.(blue with window) maybe even the bridles. Not sure if I could us...

I just installed a brand new assembly including jib on my Nacra 5.8na. I bought a jib with a UV strip so I did not require a snorkle cover. I got the ...

That part had a lot of load on it. Not sure if I'd fix it. One thing I always watch for is folks grabbing the spreader bar when we haul my cat up the ...

Very robust stops in the new boards. No chance of that.

Ah, does that imply that you may wish to part with them for a reasonable cost? 🙂 Because if it does, I would be very interested in them. Tempting...

Yes the new boards come with the handle. I think you would need to cut and then glass and gel coat the cut outs. Sounds like a lot of work. I have...

How could you be bored if you get to go camping on weekends with all that "gear"?

HA! I've been sailing my 5.8NA for almost 6 years and this has never dawned on me! Guess I'd better read the owners manual. I usually have someone jig...

you can go to Murrays or west marine and get clear sail repair tape. It will get you through the season and then you can have the mylar replaced.

My buddy and I were laughing about how we'd tie off those coast guard approved cushions to the tramp and say we were in compliance when we were younge...

Andrew...Good story and my point exactly. My pal is an experienced sailor, had a pfd on but was cramped and exhausted when I pulled him out. He also w...

We think it was one of the factory knots that let go. I've not had time to examine the unit completely. No mechanical hardware failed. What was scary ...