ctcataman wrote: Thanks for posting. Hilarious out-ro about tris. How does your boat do against it speedwise? Thanks! The Weta is a very stable un...

Andinista wrote: No trap wires? Easy to find on ebay.. I have a trap rig, but very rarely us it while sailing Oak Hollow Lake as it's a small lake wi...

MN3 wrote: PS get beach wheels . - no boat likes being sanded on the way to the water and back True dat... ...and, some see the light and stop doing...

I replaced the original style "tie off" caps (which I hate) with Hobie 16 caps and they work fine. I really like the ease of adjustment with the Hobie...

nohuhu wrote: Here ya go. I have (and love) the Big Gator for drilling round stock by hand which centers the hole side to side. I'm looking for a ji...

Anyone have a jig/technique for drilling all the holes in the same vertical plane and centered?

MN3 wrote: MUCH (much) more importantly ... I never even heard of JD Honey .... hmmmm Nice for sipping...

Thanks for the input lakewateree and MN3. Yes, I can re-drill the axle and make it all fit perfectly. Just wondering why the odd length axle and wheel...

2 tablespoons bleach in a bucket of lukewarm water. Soak and agitate a few times over a period of 10 minutes. Drain and rinse with clear water twice. ...

P.M. wrote: I have some Nacra jib tracks. Please Message me with pics, price etc.. Thanks

No PC for me thank you! Let's celebrate beauty without apology. This was recently on the Nacra Sailing FB page. I captioned it "The only way to get be...

Very nice! I just don't remember everyone being that lonely back then? This stuff helped. Thanks for sharing!

Edchris177 wrote: If you go this route, hunt down Nacra tracks. Tracks from a Hobie 18 don’t work with the Nacra Harken cars.They look the same, but ...

MN3 wrote: I have this on one of my tillers i like it (mine is black which is much faster) Well you may have the preferred black one, but just shu...

Edchris177 wrote: Most 5.0 have the jib blocks fixed to a pad eye on hull, the 5.7 came with tracks to slide the jib blocks fore/aft.I don't know if t...

There are many used castings on ebay for about $100 each. New about $375 Used rudders in decent shape will cost you about $200 each if you can find...

Edchris177 wrote: I think you will run out of room, especially if you have roller furling on the 5.0. The jib already comes close to the top swivel. T...

tamumpower1 wrote: Sounds like you are thinking of toe in. Toe in as a general steering setup has nothing to do with the Ackermann theory/concept. Ho...

MN3 wrote: IMHO the Ackermann idea is worthless. why is that? We've already had part of this discussion. Here is a decent explanation of the theor...

upwindhacker wrote: Something like this?/blockquote> If you want to use that part simply purchase tubing the same size OD/ID as the Hobie 16 tie bar ...

rch701 wrote: Option 1 Option 2 Nacra upgrade Option 3 Urethane Rubber I run Option 2 with the addition of the adjustable end cap, Na...

Edchris177 wrote: Can anyone help me out with the measurements? So, did anyone ever come up with the leech, luff and foot dimensions for the 5.7 jib?...

Edchris177 wrote: I think you will run out of room, especially if you have roller furling on the 5.0. The jib already comes close to the top swivel. T...

dssaak wrote: The angle of video doesn't show what the other boat was doing prior to the contact. That said, Rule 14 does say that "A boat shall avoid...