You do not have a bow shackle attached to the mainsail on your setup, you are using some sort of clip. Once again, look at the two manuals, or photos ...

I was using dolphin striker rod. Is this strong enough? Do NOT do that. all the wind power propels the boat from this rod, Yes, & no. The rod serves ...

A couple small things that will improve your boat. Get rid of that pelican hook used to attach your mainsail blocks. It’s too long, you are losing ab...

What I'm curious about is some places that seemed "thin". They have no give or flex but the light I shown underneath them was visible (on the bottom o...

Are you selling the 5.7 you just got?

How deep is the water where you will keep your Cat? We keep 3 of 4 cats on modified Seadoo lifts beside my dock. The bay I’m on is relatively sheltere...

jd91t wrote: I was thinking my 1985 N5.7 took 2 bags with 21 balls in each bag. You’re right, they come 21 to a bag. I did pick up a loader, along wit...

Post a photo of which traveller you have. Our 5.0 uses a shorter one than the 5.7 Balls are easily purchased, they come in little bags of 11 IIRC. The...

If you are trying to distribute the hull loading from a single roller, there is an easy way to do it. I think I got this idea from Dogboy, here on thi...

I too have a “sea wall” along my backyard, though it’s only 1.5’ late in the year when the water is lowest. It’s a b*tch to heave either of the Nacras...

. . . and it's what's on all the modern Nacras for the last 2+ decades. Unfortunately my Nacras are ‘84 & ‘88 vintage.

That little tang is exactly what is used in the Dart cats. Makes rudder removal a 3 second job.

Your boat is 40 years old. Stuff wears out. Several advised to replace all wires, it’s good advice. They used it because it’s simple, strong, & nearl...

Whi,e sitting Korea, waiting for a flight tomorrow, I had a thought. There is no way any delrin ball made your threads smaller, What I think happened ...

I dropped my mast and the ball is stripped. Do these rod threads look correct? No, the first few are not right. Run a die down into the rod, then cut...

I really don't understand why the pigtail is even there a shackle through the thimble would seems like it would be more neat. There are many ways to...

rungi wrote: What is the compression tube? HUH??? Look at the album I posted on changing a DS rod. Look at the Nacra parts manual, it is clearly shown...

I can move the spreaders up and down a little with my hand. Is this OK? or should the tension be tight to the point of not being able to move the spre...

I doubt very much you will get an answer to a 5 year old thread. You cannot just pull the rod out the top, because of the nut below the beam. You cann...

I honestly don’t know what you are doing....you don’t need a swivel block on the pigtail. You NEED A SWIVEL ON THE FORESTAY....THE ENTIRE STAY TURNS....

What you have pictured is not good. Allowing the line to run against the edges of those blocks will end up cutting it. It’s all good until one day you...

raisehull wrote: I think 75' would be a life time supply. Yours, your kids, your grandkids, their kids.... With 4 Cats, over a decade, I think I’ve ch...

where do you attach the tack of the jib? Take a look at some of the last photos in my “furling album”, under technical. It shows numerous attachments,...

I think mine had the same setup as you are describing. The threaded rod does not have to turn in the barrel it’s anchored into. Undo both top & bottom...

The fittings are not a really tight tolerance. If the pins are a bit corroded, just have buddy tap a pin punch on them while you pull. Another option ...

I'm having trouble getting the diamond wires loosened to look at the bare mast. This is not rocket science, or a job for a rigger. You either undo the...

The cleat is clever, but I think a bit overkill. 3/16" line works very well in the V-cleats. The cleat takes up a lot of space and it becomes bulky wh...

If you use a non captive cleat, leave the tail long enough to tie it off. If the line comes out of the cleat, it will run up the stay. You’ll have to ...

I had a sticky Arriba, the really long one, for the 10’ beam Mystere. We threw it in my neighbour’s pool overnight, the fished it out in the morning....

(and mystere's were designed by Reg White, originally Tornado trainers, and don't have 10' beams to deal w) Ahh yes, i forgot they are only producing ...