hi all,
thinking of possible next winter rebuild projects for my 82, straight spreader nacra 5.2
which would most of you think is better for soloing a 2 person 17foot cat

- a self tacking jib, easier tacking/gybing
- a roller furling jib, safer depowering option

our smallish, light wind lake in the mountains means a spin. would be more trouble than it's worth

next Q would be where in the world to get the parts
jib furlers seem pretty easy to find on ebay but haven't seen self tacking jib kits for cats. does capricorn in aust. sell their f18 ones?

(1st winter, hand sewed new stitching into oem tramp, removed and treated corrosion under boom fittings, bottom job and cleaned up hulls and added some graphics)
(2nd winter removed corrosion under beam and mast fittings, sealed in 2foot micro-cell top of mast and redid previous owners foam batten repairs)

at some stage new sails would be nice but shipping would be a nightmare