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've also checked to see if I raised the mast too high when I adjusted the dolphin striker - don't think so.

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