Help identifying nacra
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Posted: Sep 17, 2017 - 05:27 PM
This boat is sitting in someone's yard who doesn't know much about it. Other than being dirty, the boat is in good shape. No sails or daggerboards as well as no trailer. What's a fair price to offer the person?
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Posted: Sep 17, 2017 - 05:32 PM
Not sure if the link is working for the pic but it's in the identification album. -
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Posted: Sep 17, 2017 - 08:04 PM
Can't get the pic to show, but based on your post I'll say First make sure it's a model you'd like to own, hunting down sails, daggers, trailer and other odds and ends is going to take time and money that will add up even if you got the boat for free. Without seeing the pics I would say a few hundred dollars is about all it's worth. Incomplete boats don't really fetch much, exception being a popular model with a bunch good parts that someone would grab for spares, or a replacement hull. -
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Posted: Sep 17, 2017 - 08:55 PM
Probably a nacra 5.2, earliest one built. I have daggers, rudders & xbar, main & jib for it. I'd offer $100 for it. Pete
Edited by pbegle on Sep 17, 2017 - 09:02 PM. -
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Posted: Sep 17, 2017 - 11:07 PM
Is this the one?
As Pete says, a C note. Sails, daggers = $$$.
What about main & jib blocks, they also cost.
If you want to sail it, I'm sure it needs new standing & running rigging...more $
Post some photos of whats there.
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Posted: Sep 18, 2017 - 08:47 AM
That does not look like an original Hull ID
Nacra always stamped them on the hull almost always on the top outboard starboard portion of the deck behind the rear beam. They did not scratch them in like Hobie -
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Posted: Sep 18, 2017 - 11:38 PM
I have owned several NACRA boats from the 80's and every one but the '83 5.0 had the serial numbers etched into the hull just like the picture. The 5.0 numbers were molded into the starboard transon to the right of the gudgeons. In the picture, the first 4 letters indicate manufacturer and boat type. NAC= NACRA......the D indicates it is a 5.8. (A=5.0, B=5.2, C=5.7, G=6.0 and H=5.5) The second 4 digits indicate hull and sail number. The last 4 digits indicate week?, month? and year of manufacture. -
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Posted: Sep 19, 2017 - 07:59 AM
My 89 5.7 is scratched/engraved just like the picture
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Posted: Sep 19, 2017 - 09:00 AM
Hey, I got an idea, how about a picture of the BOAT.
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Posted: Sep 19, 2017 - 09:18 AM
Didn't have my phone to take pics when I went to look at boat. Pic was sent to me by owner. Figured there was a way to identify using the hull id...
Thanks nacraman, just the info I was looking for!
Heading over again today with a tape to measure just to confirm before I start picking up parts. -
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Posted: Sep 19, 2017 - 11:29 AM
Be sure to take your phone this time and snap off a few pics.
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Posted: Sep 19, 2017 - 12:23 PM
Nacra used molded imprints, riveted plates & etched HIN's. Some were on transoms, some on hull edge. The method is not dependent on vintage.
My '84 N5.7
Nacra 36- Tom Rolands "Beat the World Speed Record" boat. #3 of 10 built.
Our '88 Nacra 5.0 - newest Nacra but etched HIN
Late 70's Nacra 5.2 we scrapped-barely visible, molded into hull edge.
Edited by Edchris177 on Sep 19, 2017 - 12:59 PM.
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Posted: Sep 19, 2017 - 05:33 PM
If anyone has good photos of how HIN (hull identification numbers) look on other beachcats please post them in the hull number album here.
https://www.thebeachcats.…ictures?g2_itemId=103242
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Posted: Sep 19, 2017 - 09:35 PM
Ed, we have to get our boats together someday. My Nacra is identical with Sail/Hull number 181 in the same year.
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Posted: Sep 20, 2017 - 10:09 AM
So I went over and snapped a few pics. After a little more looking I noticed a little bit of damage to the front cross beam as well as a small area of spider cracking in gel coat. Hull didn't seam too soft in that area and could easily get in there and reinforce with a bit of glass. The cross beam is what I'm not sure about! Also took a measurement which is just over 19 ft so I believe that confirms it to be a 5.8...
Below is the album of the pics I took:
https://www.thebeachcats.…ictures?g2_itemId=129039 -
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Posted: Sep 20, 2017 - 10:36 AM
The beam needs to be replaced, not a big job, the DS seems to be OK. Check with Dan Berger, or Pete Begle, both have ads here, both are reputable vendors, for a beam. Here's how to change out the DS;
https://www.thebeachcats.…a702a206fd7bf99a6410a6e1
The daggers might be hard to find, Mummp here has an album of his 5.8. Look through Personal & Tech Tips for a yellow hulled N5.8
The older Nacras are prone to gelcoat cracking, (especially around the shroud anchors & sterns), as long as the area is not soft, it's only cosmetic.
The tramp & tracks look OK. Jib blocks are there, as is rudder assembly.
Does it have sails, & mast, main blocks? These are big $ items.
You will also need lines, bungee, standing rigging.
It could be a fun project, for a fast boat, but if the big ticket items are missing, it's not worth much.
Edited by Edchris177 on Sep 20, 2017 - 10:47 AM.
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Mystere 6.0XL Sold Was a handful solo
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Bombardier Invitation (Now officially DEAD)
Various other Dock cluttering WaterCrap
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Posted: Sep 20, 2017 - 11:12 AM
If you are looking to sail this boat . . . PASS! If you have storage space, buy it for parts. By the time you replace the front beam, get sails, buy daggerboards $$, new standing rigging, running rigging, etc., you could have bought a boat ready to sail cheaper.
I have new daggerboards for the 5.8 and the 6.0. They ain't cheap!
Now that boat parked next to it has by interests. What is it?
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Posted: Sep 20, 2017 - 11:12 AM
It does have a mast with the standing rigging. It's coated and looks on the thin side but seems to be in decent shape. There's a local sail shop that has some nacras laying around, they may have sails, daggerboards, and the main blocks that I need. The trailer is another issue... -
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Posted: Sep 20, 2017 - 11:27 AM
Let me add that those are not gelcoat spider cracks, that is damage. This is a foam core boat, which means possible water intrusion in the foam and more experienced repairs. Ports added aft of front beam just about guarantees previous repairs/damage.
The rear beam, if the track is not nicked or beat up, would be a nice find or upgrade for someone. It is the extruded track full length. A rather rare item.
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Posted: Sep 20, 2017 - 11:46 AM
I don't have any use for a parts boat seeing that I don't currently own 1 that I would need parts for! Even if getting this boat for a $100, still not worth fixing up? The boat next to it is a hobie getaway.
