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[quote=Edchris177]I think most have use SS or Monel rivets with the N5.2. You’ll need a heavy duty rivet gun to pull them.
Lack of pointing with the boardless boats is not an issue.
Yes, boards are more effective, but for a non racing environment, don’t give it a second thought.
The secret on our N5.0 & 5.7 is to get weight forward, right up to the front beam if required.
You want to bury those slab sided bows, half way, or more.
That provides the lateral resistance, & no you won’t immediately pitchpole. It’s not a H16. The 5.0 will go over, if you really work at it, we’ve only managed it once on the 5.7, & that was a new helmsman who drove it full blast into a deep trough. You will often see the bows submerge til water is shooting off the front beam, & it comes back up.
Boardless makes for simple, & a bigger open area. Skeg hulls mean less worry if your sailing areas have reefs & shallows.<em>Edited by Edchris177 on Aug 11, 2021 - 07:20 AM.</em> [/quote]

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