!!!! DUDE !!!!

bacho wrote: MN3, I was simply pointing out some reasons a seller might not accept those payment methods. The buyer always has the option of not doing...

Who made the sails?

Nacra 5.0.

I like to think of it as: Skating vs playing hockey Running vs playing soccer etc. Sooner or later you question what it is 'better' means. Until the...

Nope, take that back, my 5.5 has transoms like that and it is a foam core. The foam core 5.0s do not look like that, though, IIRC.

I believe it is the way all of the non foam core nacras are built.

I don't like these methods nearly as much as the roll-tack style. IMO, you're better off, and much faster, not to backwind the jib, but to sail it an...

I'm all for selling it, except that Bacho has a good point in that you're not likely to come out ahead (with a boat...shocker) so, if possible, maybe ...

Never go with one color, every line needs to be a different color if it touches. Then you can tell your crew "give me some downhaul" they say what and...

+2 This gets difficult most times b/c of a stretchy halyard or sheaves that are worn. Sometimes new sails are so stiff that turning them away from t...

I'd ask EP what it's made for first. If you lay on the tramp, looking up, and crank the downhaul, what's it do to the sail shape?

It's not going to come crashing down, but the luff of a modern sail on the old style mast spreaders/diamonds will do funky things if its not made for ...

Thanks for the info. But scratch all that. That trip went away as quick as it turned up.

It's hard to have too much bow down on those. If you can only see water where the bow should be, scoot back a touch. Otherwise, drive them down.

Jib cleats can sometimes be tricky, for sure. Few things: The larger the line, the easier to uncleat. I like hi-tech 5/16" lines for my mainsheet, ...

I imagine that they recommend the silicone b/c the rod and bolts are stainless, while everything else is aluminum. They'll corrode the aluminum in sa...

smfinley wrote: How is the volume on these? I have tried similar items in the past with mixed results since you couldn't hear over the water/boat noi...

Man, those Stainless pop rivets are tough. Tough to remove or install? Right tool for the job and they're not that bad, although certainly quite a b...

We didn't hold the striker below or worry about the beam, and had nothing over the threads. Ball screwed right back on. The skipper was so stoked afte...

This is after I banged on it with a wrench to straighten it up some. And it probably proves Ed's point above. I had no Ed, though, so I took a hac...

I'm a fan as well.

Buy a replacement hull?

Oh. I thought the 5.2 replaced the first Nacra (the name of which escapes me) in ~ '76. They certainly seem to have stood the test of time if there ...

I'd guess 5 that should rank very highly: H16 H14 P16 N5.2 Wave With: A-cats H18 P18 tornado making an appearance before too long. I don't know any...

klozhald wrote: I would suggest building a round tube boom, 2" .065 wall will do the trick. The P19 boom has a 4:1 internal outhaul that would be diff...

IDK, it all feels fast when you hit the water. The chop on Hefner always scales with the wind -- you won't get high wind without steep chop. Sailing...

Nacra20 - this sounds like a fast boat. It is a ridiculously fast boat.