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[quote=jsoder12]Catjunkie - all the same thoughts and fears...very embarrassing...LOL.  Yurdle - not even sure what they should do...I think maybe they were not tugging hard enough...I should have told them to gun it.  Seems like that is what worked with the Sheriff boat.

Everyone else, thanks for all the advice. Obviously I'm brand new and intend on making every mistake possible.  So thanks.

As to the mast, until now I didn't know why everyone made such a big deal about sealin the rivets and such on the mast.  I thought it was to prevent corrosion, but now I know it is to prevent water filling it up...and yes, when the boat righted, water was spraying out the bottom of the mast, like a firehose.  I also was wondering what the bulbuous thing is at the top of the mast on a Hobie 18 that is stored in my same boat yard...now I suspect it is a float.  I want one.   Good advice on standing on the bow to rotate the boat around.

And good advice about intentionally flipping her with a support crew nearby.  Would love to try these other techniques and see if the outcome is different.

I'll have to do some reading about a righting pole setup...saw a post with pics on this site somewhere.  Until I get around to that, what does everyone use for a water bag?  Is this like a trash bag you unfold, fillup and hang on your back?  Never seen one used in pics of people righting a boat so have no earthly idea what is looks like.  Also, do most people stand on the dagger boards for extra leverage?

In regards to how my dagger boards are secured, they have knots at the top, but when the boat was upside down one of them just slid out away from me.  I wonder if I need a safety line attached to the top handles?

In regards to water in the hull, the starboard hull always takes on water and it seems to be getting worse.  My friend took the boat out this last weekend...was on the water about 6hrs and said half the hull was full and the stern was nearly under water.  While the sources are many, when the boat was turned over I think I saw the major culprit.  I'll confirm this weekend when I use soapy water.

At the very least, the spot was VERY soft and I'd like some advice on a quick repair.  I've read a bunch (and watched videos) about drilling holes and injecting resin, but to the best of my knowledge and based on what I can see through the port holes, the '82 Nacra 5.8 doesn't have a foam core.  I can see the light coming thru the fiberglass hull where the gelcoat has been rubbed off.  So I assume the injection methoed wouldn't work for me here?  So what do I do, grind away the gelcoat into the glass...lay new glass and smooth out?  Doesn't look necessarily hard either, but sure would love a direction to head on this.

Thanks All.  I got the bug and want to learn, learn, learn.[/quote]

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