Is it more difficult to fly a hull in medium winds on a 5.2 than a p16 or a h16? Any suggestions
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Nacra 5.2
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Flying a hull
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Posted: Oct 03, 2010 - 12:23 PM
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Posted: Oct 03, 2010 - 01:06 PM
Most 5.2s have a very choked slot. Unless the goal is to point as high as possible you need to pull the jib out a bit.
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Posted: Oct 03, 2010 - 02:12 PM
the h-16 is king daddy for hull flying, my p-16 takes a little more wind(~15kts) to get going...i love the hobie for hull flying/extreme(sometimes extremely bad) sailing...it gets a little hairy in a blow and seas, that whole pitch pole thing, but thats half the fun of it.
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Posted: Oct 03, 2010 - 06:02 PM
From my experience, the Nacra 5.2 hulls come up quicker than the H16, but more importantly, with the daggers I have a completely new level of control and stability, so I can keep it up on one hull for much longer. I sail on a small finger lake in Ohio, so winds are constantly shifting, so the 5.2's responsiveness and control is a vast improvement over the H16. With the H16, I always felt like it was a temporary balance, not as stable.
Not sure what Robs "narrower slot" means re: the ability to fly a hull...? My Nacra 5.2 has the fore and aft jib leads, not side to side, so I can't open the slot, except by letting the jib sheet out. The factory located jib leads / slot seems about right to me.
I have to say, the single best investment I made in my boat was a high quality wind direction indicator, like a Davis or Velocat. Now when I'm flying a hull, I can really follow the wind shifts and maintain boat speed and keep that hull up. Its all about maintaining boat speed. Highly recommended.
Hey H16 or 5.2 ? - its all good!
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Posted: Oct 03, 2010 - 07:41 PM
I think if you tried it with a barberhauler you'd see what I mean.
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