spend your time sailing your 5.0. Great Idea, I don't have any attachment to this boat other than its one I have never sailed and I lost a day on the...

Good news, no crackling so the hull is repairable without to much work. I have not had a winter project boat for awhile but looks like this is gonna b...

Just checked out the CL257 Clamcleat Auto-Release Racing Mini, all I can say is wow. This is a great replacement for the pivmatic. I am now consideri...

If you push on the hull and it pops in and out across the full hull without too much crackling then it might just be oil canning. Thanks Wolfman, I w...

The further I get into this boat the closer I am to calling it a parts boat and scrapping it. Found a major soft spot today under a small crack on the...

I was planning on replacing mine also. I was going to use the Hobie end caps, mainly because I have a bunch. I like the adjustability and the fact you...

Basically the same drain plugs Hobie uses just riveted in. I have had many boats that I was not that sure about the integrity of the plug and housing....

I have a very similar situation with my Nacra but opted to wait to do anything about it till next year like you. I have been mulling over how to redo ...

What I can say is that my 1975 boat has been sitting on single rollers all these years and there isn't any sign of deformation in the glass. I was c...

I set mine no toe in and it seems to be sailing nicely. I know on the Hobie they do recommend some toe in but I set mine dead on. Now days on the Hobi...

I left my rudders limp and made a length of shock cord that has a loop for around the top of the rudder that hooks to the tramp lacing to keep them er...

I agree I would never leave my sails up any length of time either even partially. I had a friend that used to keep her sails rolled up and tied with t...

Thanks everyone. After sailing the 5.0 a few times now I have noticed it is a lot more forgiving about pushing the lee hull into the water. I am still...

Put a Whirlwind square top on that machine and you will beat almost everyone you meet! Interesting idea, I wonder if the places I sail would adjust ...

Check the angle of the cleat, the lower the cleat is set the harder it is to uncleat. There are screws on the sides of the blocks you can loosen to ad...

Before putting my 5.0 on the water I debated about replacing the shock cord on the rudders. I had read about the rudders kicking up to a 45 degree ang...

Sounds like the rudders are getting sloppy. Check for play in the rudders, cams, and rudder pins and shim or replace as needed. If it was sailing good...

Thank you all for the responses. Coming from sailing a Hobie 16 for many years I have found the info on the NACRA is a lot harder to come by. I think ...