My Two Cents... I bought a Nacra 5.8 that had sat in the water during summers tied to a dock. Nevertheless, it was in very sad shape. I sanded at lea...

I found that Shoe Goo is probably the best adhesive out there for my NACRA. holds great when wet, and can still be scraped off if needed. keep a tube ...

last month I bought the Murray's conversion kit. easy to install and even adds luff adjustment. I had to modify my Telo-cat mount though, can add phot...

What would you say is the typical distance from the rudder to the casting when well-adjusted? I currently have a 1/8" strip of gasket rubber glued to ...

UPDATE: If anyone else performs an exhaustive search for this elusive, rare and undocumented 8:1 Mainsail block system, here is the correct method.

UPDATE: Bought the Getaway. Wife convinced me to keep the NACRA. We'll worry about storing them in the Fall. Screw it. Thank you dssaak for the ad...

pknapp66 wrote: This is a picture of a low profile 7:1. Click on the pic to enlarge. Edited by pknapp66 on Jul 20, 2021 - 07:04 AM. Mine is just sl...

Dogboy wrote: You need to be able to tie off at the top block to go 7:1. If you have Harken Carbo blocks (like shown in the 3rd post of this thread),...

Here is my main block with the original sheet, and I don't believe it is correct. I want to reeve the new sheet and cannot find a diagram anywhere.Edi...

pknapp66 wrote: This is a picture of a low profile 7:1. Click on the pic to enlarge. Edited by pknapp66 on Jul 20, 2021 - 07:04 AM. The irony is th...

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The holes are tight and not elongated. In looking from the end (as well as the plates under the ends of the V-bar, it looks as though the dolphin stri...

I will remove the rod tomorrow and check for straightness. Concerning the V-bar, should it be pointing straight down? Or does it have a slight angle...

I’m still trying to figure out how to post pictures here...As you can see, I need to replace the ball (of course). But, doesn’t the ball look lower th...

How do I tell if the V bar needs replacing? My nylon mast ball is nearly down to the nut.

Last two questions: 1) how do we measure/reference the upward bend in the beam? 2) does the lower strap ever “stretch” or need replaced? Thanks