As for digging in the bows, I'll look at getting an extender, but why, lawrencer, do you think that rake is a bad thing on the nacras? I'm trying to f...

yurdle wrote: Add another chainplate (or extension of some sort) to your forestay and rake the mast back a little further. That will make a HUGE diff...

Dunno..I'm not sure I'd even worry about it. The conditions you were in were pretty rugged and the 5.0 is a small boat but pretty good at avoiding pit...

1) My dealer told me Rig tight and mast must be 90 Degrees. No rake to adjust for conditions like I used to do with my HT14. 3) Flat, out and tight b...

mummp wrote: To clarify, when I said cleat, I meant cam cleat, as in Yep..Struggled with calling them cleats or blocks. Looks like I just need to...

I'll need to ask my old salt father in law about this one. Heard the term but no clue.

LOL. Tactical mistake wearing a shorty and no windbreaker. The wife, in full wetsuit was high and dry and I was getting hosed on the tramp. After thre...

They are a blast. Smooth and stable. What I love about them is the way you can drive them hard in choppy conditions without pitchpole worries. You ar...

steady soaking despite wetsuit for three hours with trapeze junky wife hooting and holloering.

smfinley wrote: We also had a nice couple days of wind in the Chicago area after a couple weeks of nothing. Saturday we had a solid 15 mph for most o...

andrewscott wrote: I see you have been properly admonished to be more careful next time. Hahah...i went back to the hobie site and "softned" my possi...

I of course decided to sail in it. You can read the whole gruesome story here . It's funny that the newbie sailed, and the veterans stayed home. I ...

Scott, I hear you. Hung out on the beach a bit last two weekends, no sailing.(yesterday the waves were INSANE). I leave for a week of business in E...

Damn that looks like a great park! Jealous. Its FREEZING up here and the surf has been brutal so no Nacra time two weeks running. As far as the key...

Is it strong?

Scott, Have to agree, weak westerlies & cool temps = Brilliant SE winds this summer. Exception being this weekend but I was too jet lagged to sail ...

Test sail is a very good idea. So is pressurizing the hulls. I've bought two used boats, my Hobie from a dealer and it was obviously lightly used a...

according to my dealer (when I was having to re-tap after stripping threads during tramp replacement) the strap bolts/Plates are designed to part comp...

We also like kayaking vests. Lots of pockets and they work well with harness.

mma600psi wrote: Greetings from Cape Cod Mass where I am on vacation Where are you at on the Cape? I use to live on the canal. If you are heading...

Hmmm.. Sailing time vs Fixing a part that cost less than a Franklin. I'd say your time is more valuable.

Point is guys, that despite initially hating sailing and despite our mishaps, the wife has our laundry room stacked with cans of beach pop, tracks acc...

OK I'm an expert here so listen closely: I have hung my wife trussed upside down on the wire with numerous pitch poles, had her drop off when the w...

Waterproof duck tape! or Gorilla Tape.

A point after I posted that occurred to me! You mught want to start a new thread with that question.

No..Don't see you did anything wrong. Year one with my Nacra the club wheels, sans cradles, cut deep grooves down to the glass plus I made a tactical ...

Tiger trax are pretty worthless unless you are rolling over hard pack. For soft sand Cat Trax are the way to go. Its only another $250 bucks.

Have you done a lot of bottom work? If so we have boats where it all has to be rmoved and redone because water is really good at finding its way past ...