The point I was trying to make is when you're alone it is much harder to get going off the beach when there are waves. Legacy beach cats were truly b...

One thing about the N500 that I forgot to mention. The jib is tiny and you can sail with just the main and it doesn't seem to affect the balance that...

There is no good answer. Just like sailing your boat, rigging it is something that evolves over time and just like sailing you will continue to find ...

If you're physically capable of stepping the mast don't bother with a gin pole. It's that simple.

I too am a big fan of backwards trailering. With the mast sitting on the yoke, just slide it back until it's even with the mast ball and pin it or do...

I owned a Nacra 500 for ten years. I never considered it a "dog" in light winds. True, it has less sail area than a H16 but it's faster, boomless, m...

Square top will give you a few more square feet of sail area on the leech of the upper third. Remember the luff is where your power is and the luff l...

Be aware that whatever is swaged on your halyard has a limited lifespan. If you see little wires starting to pop out from around the swage, time to r...

Don't forget you can ship your original sails to any sailmaker and they can copy them. And what condition are your battens in? Going to a square top...

When you're trapezing the mast is rotated to windward and the loaded trap wire is clear plus the other end of the wire is out a few feet from the hull...

Sounds like you've pretty much made up your mind on the 570. It's the only boardless cat 18ft or bigger that is still in production. I believe it's ...

Don't do it! I forgot to mention in my earlier post that as well as shortening the luff of your jib considerably because the tack is well below the a...

Don't forget the tack of your jib is on the front cross tube on the 5.7. The furling drum is above the apex of the bridal so you'll have to visit you...

Are you saying that it's hard to get the proper rig tension when you attach the forestay to the apex of the bridal? I'm not sure how this would work ...

I know of someone who may have a mast foot as well as other parts. Call at 941-780-0036.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I heard it could be caused by your rudders being perfectly aligned which isn't a bad thing. If it annoys you try toeing t...

Great information. The thing is, hardly anyone complies including myself. Makes me wonder however about all these cats like the Nacra 5.0, the Nacra ...

Pete, Sister clips are little pieces of hardware used to attach two pieces of line together, faster than tying knots. The manual I had was 2006 and i...

Sorry, I forgot to mention that as well as that 1/8th piece, the majority of the halyard is wire and you have to stuff it in the zippered luff as well...

According to my owners manual most of the jib halyard is 1/8th in. that you run down inside the zippered luff as you raise the jib. You disconnect it...

I think it's a tie between righting the boat and depowering the boat quickly to prevent capsize in the first place. Sail close hauled with the travel...

Not sure if it's a good idea to let the ball rotate. A lot of focused pressure on those threads and it certainly wasn't designed for that. Mine star...

This is an interesting topic. I'm 71 and have been sailing for 40 years and I too have witnessed the decline in this sport. I don't get out that muc...

On my Nacra the nylon / plastic sheave broke when I started to take the main down and the halyard jammed. I was at a beach that was rocky and no way ...

I just happened to have a smaller ring than the factory one and a twist shackle. I was thinking about ordering that one from Murrays but decided it w...

I had the same problem with my Nacra 500. I went to a smaller ring. It did not have an eye to tie the halyard so I just tied to the ring and after a...

I fear messing with any of it will more than likely cause me to cancel plans. Like I've said before, "If it works don't fix it." When you're sailin...

If this boat has the old rudder castings I still wouldn't let it be a deal stopper. They can fail without warning but that's unlikely. If they've la...

18 all the way. Even though it's bigger, the 18 is a much more forgiving boat especially when it comes to tacking. And even though it has boards they...

Ouch! Best 16ft cat out there? Yea, no. Is it the best boardless 16ft cat out there? I can maybe buy that. I thought it was evident we were discu...