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[quote=Wolfman]Hey Turbocat, thanks for the picks!  I just came back from one of my first decent sails on the 5.2 in 13 knot winds. The boat performed beautifully!

I did notice that the eyese holding my barberhauler pulleys were pulling out of the hulls however.  It looks like the guy that installed them just rivetted them to the hull without any backing plate or anything (argh).  I'm just going to move them to the front beam like on your boat.  Looks like I get to learn a bit about epoxy and gelcoat now.

Erice, thanks for the info on the downhauls.  I was wondering about the stock sail handling that much tension.  Good to know before I wasted a pile of money on something that wouldn't help me.

Anyway I also managed to dump the boat and right it using the righting rope thrown over the top hull.  Wow did it come up easy compared to a Hobie 16.  One thing I did notice though was that there was a fair amount of give in the bottom hull as I walked along it.  No cracks or anything, the hull just distorted a bit where I stepped and bounced back when I stepped off.  Is this normal or should I be concerned?

Regards,
Dave[/quote]

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