It is impossible to give an exact size. Every bungee made has different stretch characteristics. There is no bushing...look again at the photo, it’s ...

use an aircraft fastener (ball) rather than a copper swage and it will never slip and last much longer. Yes, I do t think a copper swage would hold up...

So the bungee is a big loop? Yes. The bungee near the rudder blade only serves to keep the two together, otherwise they would chafe on the end of the...

The wire lock system, which I have, says to hook the ball in the halyard lock. It then says to hook halyard to halyard snap in the front of the mast t...

NO, don’t bother. Your sail is NEVER going to touch the track at the mast base. Go back & read the legacy assembly manual you have. Look at Item #51 T...

If the rudder is hitting the bottom of the transom it is likely a rudder that was modified. Nacra only used one casting and gudgeon for all legacy boa...

Go back & look at the photo I emailed you, the one showing the close up the tiller tube attached to the rudder tubes. It clearly shows where the bunge...

Is one suppose to hog tie a loop at the correct place(setting wanted when rudder tie down rope is fully released) and secure using the pin for the piv...

Go back & look at the photo I’ve posted re rigging the rudders in the album. There is no hog ring at the rudder hole...rig it as shown! The bungee is ...

Go back & look at my album, the photo showing how to rig the rudders...you will see yours are totally different. Look closely at my photo, you will un...

That is not a skeg hull Nacra (5.7 or 5.0), rudder blade. Factory blades do not have that cutout, the leading edge is straight, until near the tip. T...

The washers are not needed, I don’t know anyone who uses them. Leave them there for now,they won’t hurt anything. The previous owner must have though...

The washers are not needed, I don’t know anyone who uses them. Leave them there for now,they won’t hurt anything. The previous owner must have though...

rungi wrote: You see the little bracket attached to the mast by the swivel a few cm lower on the mast? What is the purpose of it? Can the forestay b...

rungi wrote: you think a rubber stopper or cork could be used? No, they are not hard enough to withstand the slam when you pull the rudders down. I wi...

Standing rigging- (2 shrouds, 1 forestay), go in the lower hole. Both trap wires go in the top hole, via a bow shackle. The photo shows the forestay ...

I have the EPO rudders on my H18. They hum quite a bit at speed. I followed the Hobie “fix”, didn’t do anything, they still hum. It’s now something I ...

johnoau wrote: Catamaran Racing for the 90's Best price i can find is Amazon from the US for $100. 😮 That is pretty steep. I have,(I don’t think I’v...

Purchased a 6’ length of solid Delrin rod from McMaster Carr. I have quality tap & die sets. It takes some work, but I threaded the rods to match the ...

They were made by Nacra, not sure if they are still available. Almost all the originals have gone brittle & come apart. I made a bunch of them years ...

I don’t believe I’ve ever used spacers in the castings, only between the actual blades & the casting. I just use rings & a washer to go,d the pins in ...

Send a PM to MN3 here. He is in Clearwater, & been sailing cats for a good long time there. I’m pretty sure he has sourced some of his cats from other...

I thought about this while driving home. Don’t hold me to the “1/2” extra pull”, I didn’t have my boat in front of me. Use the distance from the end o...

The photos posted just above are all in an album I made for the N5.7 a years ago. This is the full album, you’ll have to scroll through it all, or jus...

The Nacra 5.2 is a blast, HOWEVER, it is not a boat for you to put 3-4 people on, with some gear, & camp. The N5.7 above checks all your boxes, & wins...

Flying a hull is fun, & looks cool, but it’s slow. You want the hull to just be touching the water. As it comes higher,your mast leans, & loses power....

Pre Covid we used to get stuff like that done in Shanghai or Incheon, Korea. Cost was only a couple of cheap beer. I asked the lady what the machine c...

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 ...

I believe I could rig an 8 ft pole to right it. Forget the pole. I’m only 175lb, (soaking wet), & I solo the H18, N5.7. I like clean sails, so I wash...

MN3 wrote: Come up to my place, the border is now open to vaccinated American citizens Can you swing by and grab me via plane? i will bring a spinnake...