Drill 2 or 3 smaller rivet holes on each side of that bracket, around 1/4" hole and use smaller rivets. That will do it too. I like that idea. Thanks...

Adam said: To do that, I manufactured 3/4"W x 1/2"H x 6"L aluminum bracket with 2 threaded holes. I used a sail batten to push it inside the cross be...

Dave, do you happen to have a photo of your setup? Yeah, I'd like to see that set-up too. I'm curious as to how the lines stay attached to the end of...

Hmmm...I have an old windsurf mast that I'm not using. Let me think about that. Edchris, I cleaned up my album mess. Mea culpa.

Edchris, I didn't know that. Thanks. I will see if I can de-clutter my mess.

The boat will be moved to the marina later this week, but before it ever sees the water, there are a few more lines that need to be added. One is a ri...

Ron, Andinista, I laid out the lines a little closer to what I think you were describing. Does this look OK?

Thanks for the info, Ron. I'll give it a try.

Here is a better picture. I think I found out why the others were fuzzy.

Ron, here is how my jib lines are laid out. I don't know why the picture is fuzzy, but I've used four different pictures and they all come out fuzz...

Edchris, I downloaded the one album I didn't have, the Nacra Printed General Assembly Manual. Thanks. Andinista, The carabiner that attaches to the j...

Edchris, I’m a newbie so forgive my responses if they sound naive. Once you raise the main, & hook it, clip the plastic hook to the end of the wire p...

Here is how I temporarily rigged the bungee and it seems to work just fine. The jib moves from one side to the other with little problem. Thanks,

The bungee that Ron mentioned will keep the jib and it's block away from the mast. Run it in an A shape from the dolphin striker support a couple of f...

Roger that.

The jib halyard comes down the mast, thru the block, back up to a block on the wire part of the halyard then down tru the clam cleat. Ron, thanks for...

Here's a picture.

It looks like a black Wave.

MN3, I'm sailing in California, in the water seen in my avatar. I could see the writing on the wall. I went with a full wetsuit. If I go in the water...

Hi Dennis, Thanks for stopping by. I sail with a buddy who owns a mint P-Cat. We sail about once a week until about mid-November. Just met another gu...

Damon, what a great link! Watched it all. I won't give away what happened. Forgive a newbie question. Are all of these Round Robin preliminary races ...

Damon, No, Long Beach (with its yacht club and the public launching area a mile west) is about 20 miles away down the freeway. In-between is King Harb...

Damon, I tried putting up a place of interest to sail: Marina Del Rey in California. Apparently it was moved to the General Sailing Connections site. ...

Tom, I just got back from sailing in the Caribbean, so this is my first check on recent posts. I read your articles and the information contained is ...