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[quote=Wolfman]I think you should be able to exchange the rudders on your nacra.  They don't come in a left/right version.  That being said, the weather helm was probably caused by the toe in problem you described and you may not have had the rudders tight enough to the transom.  Any angle at all to the rear on the rudders makes my 5.2 have huge weather helm, and getting them up tight in a big blow is tough.

The Nacra hulls with the knife edge bow can take quite a bit of diving without pitchpoling.  I regularly run my 5.2 to the top of the leeward hull and above without problems.  Obviously though you found out where the limit is.  Was the mast raked forward a bit?  That would explain some of the diving tendancy, generally the 5.0 isn't that bad for diving forward (compared to the hobies).

As for raking the mast, it actually depends on the year of your Nacra a bit.  If you have a newer (post 1985), the diamond wire spreaders are raked back and you can get quite a bit of rake just with a downhaul.  Pre 1985 the masts and sails really won't take that type of stress.  And you are unlikely to ever get the severe rakes you sometimes see on Hobie 14 and 16s without a carbon mast or breaking something.  You can rake it back a little bit (couple of notches) and that probably will help a lot with pitchpoling.

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