Thoughts: - Crack on the bottoms of your hulls? Sides below water line? Is there a repair that has come undone? - Leaks around stantions? - My be...

You can but I would not. Replacements are VERY expensive.

That last statement says it all! Check on the loaders/markings but I do need to replace the rudder bungees with something more robust. This looks ...

I suspect you are working with surf/wind conditions where you can pick up some momentum before hitting the waves and a fairly board friendly drop off....

I beg to differ. Dealing with Dagger boards in the surf stinks plus the Nacra hull volume makes the darned things bob like corks. Hobies were made for...

PS: Nacra's were not made for use in surf conditions. I generally do not go out if we have breakers on the beach. (a: its really tough to manage the 5...

Easy to do. Because it is catalyzed you can smooth it with a gloved finger and dish soap. (Might be the way to go because it is a beast to sand.) You ...

RE: On a related note, has anyone put a 'wear strip' on the bottom of thier hulls?. I use Marinetex. 3-4 inch thin strip applied with a taping knif...

Andrew, Thanks. Fore is what I have. Aft is what I need thanks. My set up was fine for the racers who owned it before me. As it is a recreational boat...

You could see if a local awning/canvass repair place could do the reapir. Failing that, tape patches for the season and then ship them to a place lik...

Dunno.. Hope that fix works. Given the stresses, once these things break, its over. Last time I snapped a rudder, I had the tiller assembly on backwar...

On the south its a steep grade..north it is a wall.

Best is to have a launch site that is in the lee of some hill or tree line so you can drop the boat in with sails up. If the wind was at you back, was...

My first year at Glencoe the rocks, the cradleless wheels and a stupid jibe too close to shore (brace for impact!) put a big hurt on my hulls. Solutio...

Kenny, His machine might be a legacy from when Wilmette was less service oriented. We have a few folks who migrated north for that reason. Seems li...

Yep the snowy winter and all this rain did it. The surf has carved a 2' drop in what used to be a smooth run to the water. We lost a whole boat row to...

Or Woman. We have a significant # of female skippers on our beach!

Guess its just me but when I consider things I need to invest my time in, how little free time I actually have and the value of that time, designing /...

Great Video's: Questions: Where/What lake is that? Where did you get those decals? What is the trick for tacking that cat without a jib. I've got ...

That is such a bizarre failure! Is that not a hull replacement issue? I can't imagine that any repair is going to hold given the stresses. Am I wrong?...

We have a 30 year old 5.2 on the beach. Last weekend as the owner was moving her to the water a helper brushed the hull against the bow of a 16 yeildi...

I'll take the first crack. Here are some quick answers. You might want to post some pics. Plus you local dealer and the factory tech folks should be a...

My POV: They are hard to find because there are not many on the market to begin with. In cold climates the selling / buying season is March to May and...

There is a great video on You tube about an open class race in france with big racing trimarans pulling skiers. Having been an avidd skiier many years...

This is the point I keep making to the wife. She is a trapeeze junky. No interest in learing how to sail. "What if i fall off or have a heart attack?"...

Much as I love the HT14, the 5.0 is more versatile and more fun. Light as a feather as well. I would definately buy one if I were looking to downsize...

My theory: Microburst. Massive downdraft caused by the last gasp of a T Storm. Can't be a waterspout.

They made it through the tops and and slightly out the bottom. I don't know where they are hanging up yet because we were out on the water when we dis...

Well said. Perhaps we and I include meself in this..did this when we were young, foolish and immortal. I myself used to tie a couple of float cushions...