Eric, I'm glad you responded - I do see alot of responses from you concerning Nacra 5.0's.

I'll try to take pictures as I think that would help.

This rudder/mast adjustment issue is really weird. Eric, if I did'nt back the nylon bolt as far out of the housing at it would go, the rudders would be serioulsy raked forward.

This boat is an '86 but never sailed. I wonder if I have a mismatched boat and whether I have Nacra 5.0 rudder blades. They are flat on the trailing edge but dramtically curved on the leading edge?

I do know that that stays were incorrect. When I first set up the boat, all three stays were in the top hole of the stay extenders, the mast was too far forward and the stays were TIGHT. I have added a 2nd stay adjuster up front and am at the top hole. Side stays are half way down the adjusters. I've checked for a tangle up on the mast but that is fine with the stays shacled on the lower tang on the mast and the traps shackled in the top hole.



I cannot adjust for rudder toe as there is not an anjuster to lenghten or shorten the tiller - just a clevis pin on either side where the tiller connects to the tiller arm. I was concerned about this but I already checked alignment and that's fine.

Am welcoming your ideas!

Dan