hello all, thanks for reading. I am now the very happy owner of a Nacra 5.8. Its a nice boat (ill post pictures later) with very minimal hull deterioration, only one soft spot on the top deck of the left floater near the back. I do have to fix stress marks that are happening on the top deck on the back where the tube that holds the tramp up. The sails were left out in the sun/grass so they did suffer a bit but they can be saved!

Now, on to why I am writing here: I am not familiar with Nacras in general, and what I know I know thanks to you all that are nice enough to answer my questions and everyone else's on these forums. From what I have read, the 5.8 never had a spinnaker, and yet this one does, is this just a custom kit that the previous owner installed or was there an OEM version of this? Im excited about this dont get me wrong but I dont want to rip the mast in half by using something that wasn't made for it. The spinnaker itself has a couple of rips near the tack point, and i was also wondering if i could simply use sail patching material to repair it since it is close enough to the attachment point to not affect the shape of the sail too much. I am basing these thoughts simply on the fact that I've been sailing for 12 years(teaching for 5) and have been on a variety of Cat's, but I would rather be told I'm wrong and get your input on this so that I can truly enjoy this boat.

Also, Anyone have an assembly manual or pictures of rudder configurations, dagger board setups, suggestions for raising the mast, etc.... anything at all for me to see and understand the intricacies of this boat.

Thanks for your Help!

The 5.8 never had a factory kite, at least in the US. Lots of people added one, though.

You can find the Nacra assembly manual at http://nacra.us/nacra/nacra.pdf

Where are you located?

im at the University of Miami FL. Thanks for the manual and confirming the kite issue. as i said before pictures will be posted later today when i get home.

On that note, anyone in Florida that knows/loves Nacras??

Does a fat baby fart!?

Does Raggity Anne have cotton... errr... yeah :P

try the CABB forum on the main forum index for the Biscayne Bay catsailors!

Is a 10 pound robin fat? Sorry, I'm weak minded and was following along like a sheep.

I'm not from FL, but I'm sure you'll find lots of people in FL madly in love with with their Nacra's.

If a man speaks and his wife is not there to hear him, is he still wrong?

you are the winner of the worst saying on this post, officially.

Thanks guys, Undecided, im going to check them out right now!

Funny note: im in Coral Gables (i.e. fancy shmancy neighborhood right next to UM) and they dont allow boats in the visible yard, i found this out 3 hours after parking it there this morning....so now its in the back yard and the guy is trying to jump my fence as im writing this to try and stick me with another type of fine...ah the joy of watching him fall and be chased around by my dog XD

if its not assembled, you could argue that its just a collection of random sailboat parts and not an actual sailboat.

its ok, he failed (yay!) he cant get me for anything anymore haha. He did,however, find himself with a big pile of my dog's .... when he made his way into my back yard, i dont think he's gonna be trying that again. awesome idea though i like it!

now back to the actual topic: thanks again for the CABB reference i got in touch with John McKnight and he was extremely helpful :-) so i think everything will work itself out in time.

No, He's out Sailing!


Of course I met my wife sailing so this does not apply to me, in my case I am still wrong!

I have owned a few of them. Good boat. Drop me a PM note if you have any questions about them. I also have a bunch of spare parts left over from my last one including daggerboards and rudders and a mast.

I would just like to point out there IS a difference between a hull and a floater.

Nacra AUS made a factory spin kit for the 5.8. they still race them at some regatta's. most 5.8's have returned to non spin sailing.

G'day Mangeri, do you have a bowfoil on your cat? Do you have slides for your jib leads or fixed position? To save the confusion I went through make sure whatever you read for setting up your boat is for the rig you have. Dazz and others spent a bit of effort on helping me set mine up.
Your gonna love that cat.
regards

I have a track for the jib leads, and i dont know what you are referring to by a bowfoil :-(. If you could describe it to me i could most definetly tell you

Bowfoil: Un tube en alu a l'avant, entre les deux brides de l'étai, qui sert a reduire l'effort de pincement entre les deux coques.

Regarde sur cette photo.

nope, dont have one, isnt that only in the NA?

is there any way to tell what year the boat was built? (i.e. the serial number) because i need the mast ball and i dont know the size i need...

Last two digits of the serial number. Should be on the rear of the right hull.

The serial number will look like NAC######YY (not sure about the number of #). The YY will be the year of manufacture.