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[quote=sierracat][quote]Have you downloaded the 2 Nacra manuals from this site, under Tech Help?[/quote]

I have read every word in the one manual with the photo on the front, of the boat from above.  I went over it again today.  Never is there the words 'clew traveller' and the only thing related to that setup is very vague (and the pictures are almost unrecognizable in those scanned manuals).   I had overlooked the second manual, with older typeface, until now.  I study up on that one too, it actually looks a little better.

From the newer manual:  "Instal upper block to traveller car [are they talking about a clew traveller?] with 1/4" shackle or 'S' hook.  Instal lower block to traveller with 1/4" shackle. Adjusting fore and aft will affect sail shape."  Hmmm...

[quote]Changing the "S" hook to a forward hole stretches the sail (flattens) & depowers the rig. In conjunction with more downhaul,(Flattens sail) this is a powerfull combination to de power the rig.[/quote]  Good to know.

[quote]Do not get any ideas into your head about this NOT being a performance boat.[/quote]  I certainly don't have that idea - quite the opposite!  That's why I'm asking questions, so I have the best experience that first sail and onwards, with the rig set up appropriately.  I have all winter to play around and get familiar with the rigging.

[quote]Booms obviously win, otherwise they wouldn't exist. You are overthinking things. My boomless Nacra's go 21mph. They won't win against more modern designs, but they are simple, to sail & rig, & 30 year old sails (the 5.7 is an '84) still go 20mph. 
Lets be honest, most of us are not racing around cans, we head out & reach. If you can come back here in 6 months & tell me that 5.5 doesn't give you some shivers when the wind gets up, I'll buy you an F18[/quote]  Ha ha!  Careful what you offer  ;-)   I don't believe I'm over thinking things, but I may be getting ahead of myself.  I'm sure many things will be more evident once I can a) rig the boat, and b) look at it in the flesh.  Unfortunately the boat isn't in a rigging state yet, but I'm rapidly changing that.  I've stockpiled almost everything I need now for the rebuild, I'm just waiting on a few more orders to arrive and then of course the time and weather to spend on the build.  I had decent sailing experience nearly 20 years ago, but always with boom rigged monohulls and cats.  This is a new concept for me, even if it is a simpler one,  and seems a no brainer to others.  I'm embarrassed to say I wasn't even aware there was such a thing as boomless rig before I was given this boat  :roll:

Thanks for the lesson![/quote]

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