[quote=texastuma][quote=srrcat]Hello!
I just got a Nacra 5.8 (maybe 1983) and I'm still trying to figure out a few things. About the lines which hold the rudder up: for what I have understood from the manual they are connected to an elastic cord thru the tiller. So I did that and it seems to works fine. But (please check the pic below) there is some friction between the line and the two metals that will eventually wear off the line.
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Is there some kind of protection that I'm missing? Any info and suggestion will be very appreciate
thank you![/quote]
Looking at your original pic, that set-up is weird. Does this white/green/black connect from each side? Either way, from experience, it's incorrect. The shock cord goes through the tiller. My 5.8's had the pull-down line inside the tiller also. There are many ways to do this. If you run the pull-down line as noted above in John's pic, it will pull some slop out of the pivoting system, but will wear the pins and castings. I had installed cam cleats inside the aft beam and had the pull-down line run through the beam. Corrosion became a huge issue. I am currently redesigning mine to have the 2:1, but cleat on the tiller arm so I can tighten the tolerance on the pivoting pin.
Getting back to your question about some chafe protection, that shock cord needs to go around the horizontal bolt and stay inside the tiller without encountering any sharp edges.[/quote]
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