Posted By: dickcnacra52
Nacra 5.2 Mast Info - 07/16/04 08:25 PM
First off let me apologize for what I know are to a lot of folks questions at the "IQ=3" level, but with absolutely no other Nacra sailors or even cat sailors available to ask these questions I need to turn to this forum where folks like Jake and Tim have much 5.2 experience.
I'm attaching a photo of my mast, of the starboard side here, as I can't seem to get two pictures to attach to the single entry. I have no idea what should go where, and have basically guessed. On the starboard side is a swivel cam cleat and a cheek block, and my guess was those were supposed to be used for the downhaul.
On the port side is another cheek block, a jam cleat, a hole where something was at some point in time, and towards the front, a little eye strap. I guessed that the downhaul went thru that cheek block, then up thru the middle of mast rotator, and down to the cheek block on the other side. Is that right? At present the jam cleat has the line part of the main halyard running thru it. The little eye strap on the port/front of the mast has a piece of 3/8" line, about two foot long hanging out of it going nowhere!
If anyone out there has any ideas of what should be where, of if I have guessed right on any of this, I'd sure appreciate your comments. I'll post another entry and picture of what was done with the main and jib halyards and see if you think I need to fix that too.
Dick
N5.2 #3002
I'm attaching a photo of my mast, of the starboard side here, as I can't seem to get two pictures to attach to the single entry. I have no idea what should go where, and have basically guessed. On the starboard side is a swivel cam cleat and a cheek block, and my guess was those were supposed to be used for the downhaul.
On the port side is another cheek block, a jam cleat, a hole where something was at some point in time, and towards the front, a little eye strap. I guessed that the downhaul went thru that cheek block, then up thru the middle of mast rotator, and down to the cheek block on the other side. Is that right? At present the jam cleat has the line part of the main halyard running thru it. The little eye strap on the port/front of the mast has a piece of 3/8" line, about two foot long hanging out of it going nowhere!
If anyone out there has any ideas of what should be where, of if I have guessed right on any of this, I'd sure appreciate your comments. I'll post another entry and picture of what was done with the main and jib halyards and see if you think I need to fix that too.
Dick
N5.2 #3002