I think I am going to need to remove drain plug. Are the rivets usually just screwed into the fiber glass?

I just watched this video which gets a good description of the process? Do you think it is necessary to cut the hull open and put in a backing plate...

i never have worked with fiberglass i just want it seaworthy.

well will it right more easily if one capsizes on the dry hull?

Anyone use the red rtf silicone?

Edchris this site should pay you to be a member. Once again your advise has helped me. I found the leak on my hull immediately I used a balloon pump ...

Did your plugs leaked or the area around the plugs? rivets hull. Fiberglass work does not seem easy unless you have the know how and tools. im hopi...

Where you able to fix the leaking hull. I have a similar problem got about 3 gallons of water after sailing a few hours in one of the hulls but don'...

How much does the bag weigh with water? Are you able to right it solo when you hold the bag?

Anyone know how much weight is required to right the nacra 5.7 no wind, no waves, just a six foot person standing on the lower hull and leaning out o...

That is singularly the worst idea I’ve seen with regards to righting, though I would enjoy seeing someone try it, LOL 😆

Do you have a picture where your mainsail up so and you can see how it is hooked on the sail crinkle. Not sure what block your saying to ditch. On y...

Can you right the 5.7 by climbing on to the upper hull and leaning back on the trapeze wire?

I could run my mainsail halyard line into the cleat and avoid using a bungee. Not sure if that is what it is for. Thanks for the comments I am sti...

Your mainsail halyard must not be factory. My mainsail halyard is the same The mast has the eye in a lower position I do not know the purpose of the...

Is that your jib halyard running down the mast? Do you have a rolling furler?

Thanks for the images tominpa That eye is pretty high on the mast I am not going to be able to do that. I guess I can use the horizontal or vertical ...

Hello, Which pin should I use to hold the bungee after making hog tie?

BTW What is that sock looking thing where the bungee goes through your rudder?

Thank you so much Ed. If one had the exact size of the loop needed for desired rudder position on release then you would not even need the vice grips...

Thanks that is what I have. I just read the manual which states 52 .wire lock system "hook the halyard on the halyard snap provided at front of mast" ...

So the bungee is a big loop? My original was hog tied at both ends. Only one stand went through the rudder tube Do you have two stands going through...

Once again thank you Ed I raised the sail the this way and it works very smoothly. The mast appears to be sealed well. Edited by rungi on Aug 28, ...

thanks again Ed that works perfectly. However, instruction 52 says to make sure halyard is inside the slot in the mast. Unfortunately I cannot see be...

Edchris said(You need this extra 1/2”, as when you release the bungee, it will move down a bit, til it catches on the pin in the tiller tube.). The p...

After moving the tapeze to the upper hole and viewing the shackles from a birds eye view, I can see the trapeze are positioned better when using the s...