Cesar, thanks so much for your input. Re: Marine Tex. I'm trying not to buy yet another product. It sounds like great stuff, but do you think a go...

This is awesome! I've crewed on a 55 ft yacht via the inside passage once, and have worked on commercial fishing boats in Alaska. So excited to hear ...

Link to rudder thread:

Hiya all, If you have been following this, then the latest is that the tramp has been restitched (fingers crossed) and installed on the boat. The t...

Edchris177 wrote: I'll buy the tubing, but some fittings would be great to get hold of second hand Why bother with buying tubing, then trying to cob...

Wolfman wrote: Try it before you go to a boom. Chances Are it's fine. Off not , between Chris and myself we can get you set up with a boom proper. Bu...

DamonLinkous wrote: The first factory 18 squares produced by Nacra were based on the 5.2 hulls but a later model used the hulls from the 5.5 . I don'...

About as clear an image as I can find. This is a forum member's 5.2. Still can't quite make out the connection detail.

Wolfman, great info as usual. So the boomless rig should tension correctly. So that sail will likely work for the intended use as long as you hook ...

bacho wrote: Google some Nacra 18 square pics, should answer boom questions. Looks like most of the boats used one, Very early 18sq used a boom, and ...

I've been busy! I built my new beams, and assembled the hulls, along with finishing the trailer. No tramp installed yet, and need to overhaul the ru...

RicardOben wrote: I have not forgot about the dimensions you asked for but the boat is in the barn not here and I have to pick a day to go dig it out ...

DamonLinkous wrote: Tom, It looks like your boat is going to be better than ever, glad you are able to get it all figured out. Yes, it's coming alon...

BTW, I have a method of lining up through-holes on large diameter tube like a beam. Take a punch and make a dot. Get a flexible flat tape, and measur...

If they only do upholstery, it might not be a good choice. Someone who does awnings/biminis etc will understand what you are doing, the stresses on th...

If you don't have those little plastic donuts on the diamonds, just above the spreader, add some. They keep the jib from wearing as it rubs on the bar...

Use a small block of closed cell foam,(something smooth...I stole a bit off the wifes yoga mat), I told my wife this, and she gave me a dirty look. ...

tiger2216 wrote: Pre 1990 (or so) Nacras had clew plates, after that they went to a clew traveler. This was a piece of Harken track with a traveler ca...

bacho wrote: Being an 18^2, I'm thinking your boat had a clew traveler fitted at one time. the clew plate looks a littler weird IMO compared to the bo...

Have you downloaded the 2 Nacra manuals from this site, under Tech Help? Wow, I just had a quick look through the really old 1985 manual which I hadn...

Have you downloaded the 2 Nacra manuals from this site, under Tech Help? I have read every word in the one manual with the photo on the front, of the...

Interesting. I was under the impression that most of the nacras were considered performance boats, especially running daggerboards etc. And FYI, I hav...

Andinista wrote: If you can easily move between those three holes, you need it a little bit less.. A hook like this one may help (just got the picture...

In fact, while we are on the topic, why are there boomless cats at all? Seems like mostly a Nacra thing. What's the advantage, when most every other m...

Wolfman wrote: Most of the boomless nacras just hook the mainsheet block into one of the holes in the clew plate. A few had a little boomlet. You sh...

Added some more pics to the album. More detail on tramp type/condition, traveller, wire rigging, trapeze, pivmatic, etc.

Awesome detail, as always. Thanks! Just to clarify, I'm doing this properly (I'm not new to sailing, just this boat, and it's been many years since ...