MillCreek wrote: Adam, Try Coastal Water sports at the Silver Surf Resort. They are about a mile north of Cortez Road in Bradenton Beach. The ow...

seabiscuit wrote: Fellow Sailors, The reason for my note is I am trying to confirm the correct length of the bridle foil (explanation to follow) an...

the-renovator wrote: Definition: The term Jib is the generic term for any of an assortment of headsails. The term genoa (or genny) refers to a ty...

Luck of mast rake on Nacra boats should not cause bows to dig in. This year on my N5.0 I have almost no mast rake and I don't see too much difference ...

The temps plummet down to low 30's today and got about 1"-2" of fresh snow :-O . Water in Lake Michigan is in low 40's. It's depressing 😡 . Thankfu...

DamonLinkous wrote: How much do you leave the jib furled? Leaving the jib furled for any length of time causes damage as you've seen. UV resistant is...

Thanks Arch, I will let you know.

arch wrote: What software let's you set this up on google map? the Garmin software comes packaged with the Forerunner watch. nothing else to buy. ...

I use to cut bottom of 1 gal jag to make a bearing. It worked preatty well and lasted for entire season. mcg wrote: Anyone know if I can use mast ...

Here is the link to the place where you can get all that you need... Here is the installation tool that works well and is inexpensive: Y...

phantom917 wrote: 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 ...

Andinista wrote: My first set up was this one too. But the pole I had was too short, it protruded about 2 inches only behind the rear beam of my N5....

davefarmer wrote: I've got four loops of vectran around the ends of the beams where they meet the hulls, and on the ends of the two lines off the ou...

I love my Nacra 5.0, easy and quick to rig. Easy for single hadling or with the crew. Very good with waves and chop, fast. The drawback is slow saili...

Wolfman wrote: Oh boo hoo!... I LOVE winter but this sucks donkey balls! Last week when it was only -8 deg F I had to work outside for 2 hours. ...

Edchris177 wrote: Did you have a chance to find those jib's dimensions? I think the 5.0 & 5.2 jibs are the same size. The 3 jibs I have for the 5.0 ...

Edchris177 wrote: What year is your 5.0? Up until at least 1988, the 5.0 came with blocks mounted on a fixed point on the hull... ...I have dimensio...

Check the classified ads on this forum. There is n5.7 mast for sale for $300.

Just looking on both sails, they apear to be of similar size but cut differently. N5.0 looks wider and the clew is about a foot aft from front cross b...

Rubbing compound is not agressive enough to remove heavy oxidation. Use 800 grit wet and then rubbing compound. When done, you may use marine wax. Som...

davidsd wrote: I removed mine when I had a new main sail made and added a boom. I have everything but the car if you want it (for free). I'm going to ...

dogsailor wrote: Read an interview (that I can't find now) in which the skipper said he dumped the traveler then fell to the low side so he couldn't d...

I try to trim the jib before I trap out. I found that tensioning jib halyard to the point it slacks off the forestay helps and I don't have to deal th...

Edchris177 wrote: ...It also probably helps from a prevention point of view. It may well serve as a deterrent to someone who is contemplating a less t...

Thanks Philip, that helps a lot. This will make good project for off season.

Thank you guys for the pictures. P.M. wrote: Might want to give this guy a call. It looks like it is missing the pivoting exit block, which you ca...

I didn't realize that it is not stock item. I found one on locat CL but it is for Nacra 6.0 and little too long. It apears that it need to be sewd in ...