I drilled the hole through the mast and mast base (male and female) almost in the same location as rdemmin shows in his pictures. Remember to do it af...

I recently got myself Garmin forerunner 301 for only $125 from Amazon. It is exellent for the speed and tracking. I have not figured out yet how to pl...

I also have rudders (with or witout castings) and extra dugger boards for sale. PM me if you need them. As far as the base, murrays sales Nacra bas...

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I guess you will need motor boat or jet ski to pull you over. I will suggest to be proactive and seal the mast compleatly, which is the least expansiv...

arch wrote: bunny trail warning........ i have a hiatal hernia, but what i think you mean is an 'inguinal hernia', of which i also suffer with from...

nacra55 wrote: The 5.0 has always been known as a heavy air boat, when the wind is "blowin dogs off chains" the 5.0 shines. ... Did I mention sheet ...

rattlenhum wrote: But back to the original topic, I suspect that the N5.0 jib is small relative to the H16, and that's a huge factor in downwind sail...

Looking at your mast angle in your avatar I would also add some rake to the mast. Not much, just a little. I did that last year and that help quite a ...

jackb wrote: One factor for downwind performance is total sail area: H16 208.5 sq ft N500 190.2 sq ft This is 10% advantage H16 over N500. I am ...

Guys, point well taken. Forget the rotation limiter, forget the ass whooping. The boat is as good as it gets and is time to have fun on the water not ...

I may agree that barberhauler may be little over kill for the little problem I have when sailing downwind but when I see the mast over rotated to almo...

azcat wrote: ... Start with rotation and barberhaulers, or jib block adjustable tracks. ... I dont have all of the bugs worked out yet, but I do know...

nacra55 wrote: . . . do you know if Nacra 5.0 also has breathing holes? Mine hisses when open drain plugs after sailing. No to breathing holes and hi...

nacraman57 wrote: ....if you have a pre '86 solid fiberglass boat with a crew that heavy in light air you're basically screwed on the downwind leg. I'...

Is there a way to have a jib more effective on this boat?

DamonLinkous wrote: ... The breather hole is in the top of the hull under the front crossbeam, so you won't see it unless the beam is removed. If you ...

MN3 wrote: ...also all you moving around (switching skippers) is really rough on speed. We switched between races. We were very patient with ...

mrmontana wrote: I'll check the links in these posts but if anyone has new references would love to get some parts. Congrats on your new boat. I have...

DamonLinkous wrote: Is the bias preference slight windward helm..... so the boat automatically rounds up if the tiller is dropped? Slight, so you are...

coastrat wrote: I can only move them under (forward), that's what i'm talking about.. move them foreward and see what that does. unless you have...

matt922 wrote: not a very scientific mode of determining mast rake, but i noticed the same. The mast rake on my boat is very close to yours. DO you...

nacra55 wrote: Do you put your feet in the hiking straps? Normally I do, but at that moment I didn't. pbegle wrote: Put swim NOODLES over the hikin...

coastrat wrote: the more you rake the mast back, the more you want to put the rudders under the hulls(foreward)d vica versa. mayby try the mast in th...