thx. i now know i have to upgrade to the new mast ball and the rest of the kit. :-)

G'day again here's a shortcut that was given to me when I asked about tuning the 5.8 in a thread on this forum called
"sail tuning on 5.8"
This is for your cat
http://groups.google.com/group/austincats/web/nacra58-tuning.pdf
This is for Goose's tuning guide also really well explained but I don't know what bits are wrong for your cat
http://goosemarine.com.au/Articles%20|%20Photos
There is an expanded version of this guide with photo's on "catsailor.net" in the Nacra users forum called Nacra 5.8 Tuning Guide
http://www.catsailor.net/cgi-bin/ubb/Forum5/HTML/000495.html
Do you have an outhaul on your main sail or holes?
Take heaps of photo's and give us a look. I've posted a video of me sailing and photo's for comment and got great advice on boat setup and sailing technique
regards

thanks for the sites JeffS! im looking through them right now and i swear i learn something new every time i look through these things.

As for the pictures, im clearing up the lines tomorrow on the mast and wont be able to raise it until i get the new mast step system, but i will definitely post pictures of everything VERY soon, i.e. tomorrow night.

Thanks to all

Be aware that it took a month for Nacra UK to get me a new complete mast pin for my 5.2. Be prepared for some wait: it got shipped from the US to Netherlands, from there to the UK, and from there to me! You may be better off ordering directly from the US via this site or via murrays for example...

i ordered it from murrays yesterday so it should be here next week but i appreciate the advice, i understand now how long these things can take.