[quote=Edchris177]The small rubber chips go against the hull. Then the strap,THEN THE ALUMINUM CHIP, a washer, the bolt.Note- the aluminum chips are supposed to be orientated a certain way. See Page 6, Figure 8 in the manual linked below. If you do not have the small rubber chips, just cut a small square from an inner tube.
Note- the strap may not come down against the hull, don’t try to crank them til they do, a gap is perfectly OK.
Don’t crank those bolts down, they only spec 18ft lbs.
Makes sure the tramp & end caps are installed when you do up the bolts. Otherwise you risk collapsing the tramp channel. GREASE those bolts! Especially if you’re a saltwater sailor.
Do you have the two assembly manuals? Page 7, under PHOTO ALBUMS-Technical, or here. There are two manuals, if you select the PDF version, then DOWNLOAD, it works better. The others are single scans of each page. If you can’t make it work, let me know, I can email you the PDF files.
[url]https://www.thebeachcats.com/pictures?g2_itemId=35212&g2_GALLERYSID=b008bd38f691c1ede3dd2e2d89c33153[/url]
Here is the other other one,
[url]https://www.nacrasailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/nacra-vintage-assembly-manual.pdf[/url]
I have a 5.7 album here. Have a look at the photos of rigging your rudders.
[url]https://www.thebeachcats.com/pictures?g2_itemId=71715[/url]
Pay very close attention to rotating the mast when lowering or raising it...if you don’t, you WILL bend the dolphin striker. There is a phot in that album that shows you why rotating is critical.
Congratulations...the N5,7 is the best dammed simple sailing cat you can buy. No boom, no boards, no hassle. Put roller furling on your jib, the drive the hell out of it.<!-- editby --><em>Edited by Edchris177 on Jun 25, 2021 - 05:25 PM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
