Dogboy wrote: Power wash hulls - It’s Time! I am quite certain I have no idea what you are talking about.

More progress! I got the boat and trailer stuffed into my 1950's one-car garage and bedded the beams today. My decision to bed the beams was based on ...

traphappy wrote: Resin does not form a good physical bond to old fiberglass and is subject to easily peeling off. I'd consider doing the outside repai...

shortyfox wrote: ...be sure and grease the bolts and apply a good silicon bedding compound to the saddles before reassembling. I actually have the wh...

ohmsj wrote: How much did they charge, was it really less then the black caps from Murray's I should have specified - I own the architecture firm. Th...

Duplicate post, sorry.Edited by loquinho on Nov 14, 2019 - 09:47 AM.

Well, I am NOT very good at fiberglass work. But I gave it a shot. I got the boat apart and the hull on its side to put down the first layer, which ...

Well, I went for it. I bought a Tyvek suit and some grinding wheels and ground down the hull. First step was to finish taking the boat apart. I remo...

I'm sure this counts as thread-necro, but I though I'd give you all an update since for the first time in two and a half years, I've made some progres...

dmgbear55 wrote: Save that little bit of stainless plate that tried to save your hull from the hole you are now dealing with. You are going to want t...

Ok, I picked up everything from the shed, and here's what we've got: 1. A set of beams, in excellent condition. The front beam has the DS assembly, a...

Two updates to mention - first, I just got a HUGE amount of extra boat parts off my dad - he had them all sitting in his shed and had largely forgotte...

Well some very good news on the boat front - my dad went out to his old shed and discovered a treasure trove of spare parts for the Nacra. He took pho...

And down the rabbit hole I go. Here's the current state of the boat: I fully removed the main beam and the trampoline. Once I got all that off, I w...

martyr wrote: You're Dad owned the boat right? Why not just ask him, what happened to the boat that caused all of that? It would be good for you to kn...

Edchris177 wrote: If you ever need parts, check out Dan Berger, IIRC he is in Norfolk Va. An honest guy, he parts out boats as a business & usually ha...

Ok, you guys, so in a fit of "have to know now" I just went out to the boat at 10:30pm with a flashlight and took off the beam straps in the damaged a...

Ok, as appears usual with this forum I am inundated with information. In response I'm just going to post a lot of photos for clarification. This is t...

Oh, that's crazy. I had no idea the two were related. I have two main sails, one of which is #1197. I didn't make the connection. The other main is fr...

Wow guys, great ideas all around. I don't know if I have the funds for a new tramp right now, but I'll watch the old one for failing stitching, etc. ...

dmgbear55 wrote: Another great place to spend many many hours is just going through all the technical photo albums. Lots of people have spent a great...

One other item of repair I tackled last weekend - at some point in the past the cradle strap on the trailer for the front of the mast broke. The mains...

martyr wrote: Good job, looks like she cleaned up good!!!! Thanks! My shoulders are exhausted! nofearofflying wrote: bUT I don't see dagger boards!...

dmgbear55 wrote: There is a chance that leaving the mast ball so far above the beam you could bend the DS above the beam. It is a real bear to remov...

Well, I'm so new to sailing that I only have a vague idea of what a barberhauler does. I may remove it when I restore the boat, and get the basics dow...

(Forgive the photos - I just rescued the boat from a decade in the woods. A new set of running rigging is forthcoming) It appears my Nacra 5.2 barber...

Thanks for the warm welcome, guys. Quick question - since I'll likely have quite a few different questions on the boat, should I post them in separate...