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Philip
Philip
@p-m
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Joined: January 14, 2004 6:42 am
Last seen: March 4, 2025 11:48 am
Topics: 7 / Replies: 909
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My album Modified Jib Sheet:

2 years ago
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shortyfox wrote: The G-cat 5.0 that I'm currently sailing has a barberhaul system that consists of a wire/line combination that traverses the forward ...

2 years ago
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Nacra's 5.5SL, 5.8, 6.0 and Prindle's 16, 18, 18-2, and 19 came with barberhaulers

2 years ago
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This isn't about the Star, but the discord involving US Sailing and US Olympic Sailing program. Paul has a pretty amazing hall of fame lifetime saili...

2 years ago
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When Rick White was alive he would plan, organize, host and we would have the Midwinters at Founders Park. We would have 100 boats for the events. P...

2 years ago
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eyyopomps wrote: Yeah let me round a few up and figure out how to work this sites photo album. James

2 years ago
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JohnES wrote: Looks like the ones my 5.8 had, or should I say got brand new in 2005 - never knew they were carbon fiber... or maybe mine wern't.. ...

3 years ago
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JohnES wrote: I have a couple of carbon boards that were built by Nacra US before they sold to the Dutch team. Like to see what they look like, do ha...

3 years ago
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I have a couple of carbon boards that were built by Nacra US before they sold to the Dutch team.

3 years ago
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canadian_catamaran wrote: Hi CC, Did you get a spinnaker when buying the boat? I got a gennaker with the boat which is quite large, picture below. ...

3 years ago
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Marko, It would be very helpful (just a suggestion) if you would create your own album and add pictures there. Then you can add the pictures in the ...

3 years ago
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Schit, I see it now, this boat was once rigged for spin. The bow spin bridle holes and the spin pole bracket on the front beam give it away. The ro...

3 years ago
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Welcome to beachcats. What's your name? I recommend you look at the rear starboard transom and ID the V.I.N. which will reveal the year made. Ron h...

3 years ago
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bjarnuhh81567 wrote: Hey Philip, Thanks for the response, I was wondering how your experience is with the inverted cams and if the springs are neasec...

3 years ago
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bjarnuhh81567 wrote: Hello everyone, I am sailing a Nacra 5.7 for a while now but one thing bothers me a bit. With the Harken ratchet cleat blocks on...

3 years ago
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hannes-neo wrote: Good point! Popping the jib sheet is nearly impossible with the original N5.0 rigging. I will take a few fotos the next days. There ...

3 years ago
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liske wrote: Anyone have some 5.8 sails lying around you don't need? Yes, I have a few that are lying around, that I don't need as much as you do.

3 years ago
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jimshepp1 wrote: do you guys have experience riveting through carbon (specifically mast). Is there anything different that needs to be done vs alumin...

3 years ago
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I think I have a spare mast hound but I'm not sure that you need one.

3 years ago
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jimshepp1 wrote: I bought an Inter 20 last season, and yesterday I removed all the tape on the fittings to replace the standing rigging and discovered...

3 years ago
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Nice project, and great boat. I probably would not use the diamond tangs unless they are the same as the bow tang that you remove. My guess is the b...

3 years ago
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If this boat has good bones, and you have the space, this could be a good project. Looks like there has been several mods made to the boat from the p...

3 years ago
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There is a short but great respected history with this boat. Less than 20 of them were made but it fit into a niche market . . . fast, trailerable, b...

3 years ago
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look for viva 27. . . . or just look here at thebeachcats.com

3 years ago
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P.M. wrote: I bet it’s a nightmare to put a new compression tube from the side. And then how do you release the tube from whatever you used to put i...

3 years ago
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Andinista wrote: I bet it’s a nightmare to put a new compression tube from the side. And then how do you release the tube from whatever you used to ...

3 years ago
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I found a picture of my connection . . .

3 years ago
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I modified my N20 spin pole to be a two piece pole for easier transport and sail box storage. The connection is an inner sleeve/bushing made out of 6...

3 years ago
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Kevin219 wrote: I'm looking to retro fit a boom to my Nacra 6.0 NA. Ever since having a square top main made, the "boomlet" doesn't provide the leech ...

3 years ago
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