I can't comment on the tracks but I removed the wires on mine and mounted the Jib to the beam. I had to re-cut the Jib of course but I love the simpli...

The biggest difference I have noticed with cats coming from monohulls (Yachts) is that most cats tend to do one particular thing really, really well, ...

Sorry csmonte, I can't help you there as I have changed my original setup. I now have a smaller jib sheeted to the main beam...

csmonte, I bet he's talking about the jib and the MAIN traveller. A jib traveller on a 5.2 would require a much smaller jib and it wouldn't be a 5.2 j...

csmonte, I bet he's talking about the jib and the MAIN traveller. A jib traveller on a 5.2 would require a much smaller jib and it wouldn't be a 5.2 j...

Here's a pic of my Nacra 5.2 setup. I love it and they will have to pry it from my cold dead hands before I go back to main and jib. br /> I sail sol...

Here's a pic of my Nacra 5.2 setup. I love it and they will have to pry it from my cold dead hands before I go back to main and jib. I sail solo 90...

Here's a pic of my Nacra 5.2 setup. I love it and they will have to pry it from my cold dead hands before I go back to main and jib. I sail solo 90...

I repaired my 5.2 dagger board wells in the spring after hitting a reef with the spinnaker up. There are many different ways to do this, some more dif...

From 1976! I hope you have fun fixing her up.

I'll look into using the anchor knot for my righting line. I've had that come loose too, also with a bowline. The traps have never though, but I alway...

Rick White's "Cat sailing for the '90s" has a lot of good info on tuning for these types of boats. Don't let the dated title put you off, the book is ...

Evil looking sails. Hope you don't run into Captain Philips 😉

I second the telescoping boat hook! Every bit as tough as the original (yes, you can take that two ways) and cheap enough for anyone to afford. They w...

I always use a bowline for this, have for as long as I can remember.

I'm of the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" persuasion myself. Of course that does mean inspect often and replace on the slightest suspicion. I once...

"foniminal" Intriguing word you coined there. Sounds like something I wish I was 😉

Had the same issue with my new Jib. In the end I replaced the block with a tiny 16mm block with becket. There's no shackles or thimbles involved, I sp...

Neubaur, I've seen someone use one. It was a while ago. I think it is a one-handed paddle designed to be dragged through the water front to back. It b...

I have a small spinnaker from an A-cat (originally made to order) on my 5.2. I think its 15.3 m2 (165 sq/ft off the top of my head). Works great using...

Another vote for the anchor bridle! I use it a lot and it works flawlessly. Less experience towing but as an anchor bridle it can't be beat. With one...

Welcome to the forum Edgel, hope you have a blast with your 'very local' fleet!

"Keep the input coming, I appreciate all of it. " I think the above pretty much covered all the normal stuff you could encounter. If its not leaking ...

Turns out I don't have any decent pictures of the setup. I do have my spinnaker pole and such in the house so I can take measurements if you need them...

I'll check my 'archives' tonight for you. What specifically do you need. I have some diagrams of my setup and can probably answer most of your questio...

I just put a spinnaker on my 5.2 this season and it really rocks. The pole is a windsurfer mast I picked up for peanuts at a surf shop (it had a broke...

The white paint could be gelcoat, that will get you the same white powdery runoff effect. The black primer sounds like a B1tch to cean up though... B...

br /> Helluva link, but that's all Google turned up I'm afraid.

What I did was download a Texel Rating spreadsheet and use that find a sail that could be compatible. Things to watch for are boom length (shortening ...

I think captnDon's idea definitely has the most McGyver value! In this case I think the latex is a really "cool solution" (pun intended) ;-D Dennis