Posted: May 18, 2014 - 03:29 AM
I found a cheap boat, a nacra 5.8. I have not seen it yet, but worst case I would break it down for parts. I would love to have a spare mast for my Prindle. I would also love to rebuild it if it is salvageable. No jib, needs a new tramp and I do not know if it has daggerboards. I would pick it up just so other 5.8 owners could have another source for goodies for their boats. BTW, anyone ever build boards from scratch? I'm thinking I could do it with a baltic birch core bondo, cloth, and gelcoat.
I was hoping to get there today to look at it but the person has not gotten back to me.
With that said, we were double trapping on the Prindle yesterday, plus had another 70 lbs of weight in the form of a dog, and the boat/mast held up great. I'm guessing the couple little dents in my mast are not a problem.
BTW, I love that boat. So easy to control compared to my days on a hobie 16. And it moves fairly well too. I am going to have to flip it at some point, just to be sure my wife and I have the weight to right it. We are 290lbs wet, probably right on the border of having enough weight to do it.
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New Prindle 18-2 Owner
Former Prindle 18 Owner
Multiple Hobie 16s
Boylston Massachusetts
Webster Lake Indian Lake Narragnsett Bay in Rhode Island
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