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Re: '87 nacra 5.7 [Re: AzCat] #123560
11/21/07 06:47 PM
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i use the 5/16 bungee i got from murrays. it works great
kicks up and stays up if i release it during sailing.

first i replaced the old ones with a bungee from west marine, also 5/16, but it was not strong enough to hold the rudders up.

bernd


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Re: '87 nacra 5.7 [Re: hobiekite] #123561
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thanks for that tip, I will have to check out the murray's bungee.

Re: '87 nacra 5.7 [Re: hokie] #123562
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It' s funny you should say that. I got my bungee from west marine and it seems weak. I'll have to check out the murrays bungee also.

The 5.7 has a boomless setup, anyone have pics of how this is set up?


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Re: '87 nacra 5.7 [Re: AzCat] #123563
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Boomless is incredibly simple, I don't have any good pictures right now but if you can setup your solcat you should be able to figure this out.

Nacra went boomless on a lot of their boats in the past and still do with at least the 570 and 500. I don't know what your sail looks like but it will be fairly similar to a normal sail except that the mainsheet has a hook that attaches to one of several holes or a track on the clew of the main.

Re: '87 nacra 5.7 [Re: hokie] #123564
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setup on my 5.8

this is the old "sliding" setup

bernd

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Re: '87 nacra 5.7 [Re: hobiekite] #123565
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I am trying to figure out the downhaul rigging, pics or tech drawings would be a great help. It is a boomless rig.
Also, do I need to put on a clew travler? I can see where the previous owner hung the rear main sheet system, but it seems that this position should change depending on conditions and direction. Right?
How about mast rotation? How is this set up?

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Re: '87 nacra 5.7 [Re: AzCat] #123566
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Azcat:

Here is the downhaul setup you need:
http://store.catsailor.com/tek9.asp?pg=products&specific=jndrpnrrd0
Make sure you make your line long enough to go from trap to trap. That way to can adjust it from the wire.

As for having only one hole for mainsheet attachment. My Mystere 4.3 is like that and I have no problems. Telltales fly fine and she moves. I caught a Hobie 16 that was WAY ahead of me going to weather with no trouble.

As for mast rotation, I have none. Have to ask someone else on this.

Hope this help. Good sailing.

Doug

Re: '87 nacra 5.7 [Re: AzCat] #123567
11/25/07 04:31 PM
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A clew traveler and mast rotation are not important if you don't plan on racing. They'll help you squeeze that last little bit of performance out of the boat when going down wind.

I'm not sure about the downhaul for your boat. The foot of the main sail may come down too low for you to use that 8:1 system that Doug linked to.

If you take a picture of the bottom couple feet of your mast and main sail we should be able to tell you how it was rigged in the past.

Re: '87 nacra 5.7 [Re: Rhino1302] #123568
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How about this one.
I just purchased a jib furler for my Nacra 5.7 and have some rigging questions
Will I need to cut down the forestay? I have a hobie 18 furler wire setup with the pigtail etc. how would this be rigged?
i also have a short pigtail that I got with the furler. is this all I need?
If anyone can tell me how to avoid the trial and error portion of rigging this it would be greatly appreciated.
Also, the jib is zippered to the forestay, and therre is a small loop at the head that attaches to the jub haulyard. How much tension do I need to put on this? It dosn't look like it will take much abuse.
Pics of your rigging would also help greatly.
Thanks


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Re: '87 nacra 5.7 [Re: AzCat] #123569
12/02/07 06:17 AM
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so azcat,
what's it like going from the solcat18 to the nacra 5.7?


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Re: '87 nacra 5.7 [Re: erice] #123570
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I dont know yet. I still havn't gotten her on the water yet. I'll let you know as soon as I get the kitty wet. I'm trying to get her set up the way I want first. Maby this week.


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