Ok, so I always do things big, I bought 2 seperate 1983 5.8's. I am missing some parts from each boat but the other has the needed parts, so I will be building 1 boat and parting out the rest.
My problem is the running lines, most are total crap or missing and I need to know what to replace them with. Murray's has a complete line kit but it seems really costly and I want to mix and match colors.
Can anyone provide a good starting poit? The manual is useless
Thanks
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Nacra 5.8 (Non-NA) Line list issue
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Posted: Sep 20, 2017 - 08:31 PM
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Posted: Sep 21, 2017 - 11:24 AM
All the lengths are there
http://www.slosailandcanvas.com/nacra-5-8-line-kit/
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John Schwartz
Ventura, CA
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Posted: Sep 21, 2017 - 11:35 AM
Ok, I am an idiot, I never scrolled down... thanks Bro!!!!
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Posted: Sep 21, 2017 - 01:15 PM
Ok, I want to pick and choose my lines but OMG there are so many brands/types and styles, anyone have a recommendation?
I am looking at Yale maxibraid+ for the mainsheet
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Posted: Sep 21, 2017 - 06:23 PM
I use Yale Maxibraid plus in 5/16 for my mainsheet. It's similar in the hand to polyester double braids like Samson's XLS and New Englands Sta-Set. I've used it to do several tapered main sheets for other sailors in my local cat club, both in 5/16 and 3/8 diameters.
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Nacra F18
Reservoir Sailing Assn.
Brandon, Mississippi
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Posted: Sep 22, 2017 - 11:20 PM
Thanks for the reply, I have two boats and have none of the mailsheet blocks/pulleys etc. I know in Austrailia they use a 10:1 and I think factory is 7:1. I prefer heavy wind sailing and suspect 8:1-10:1 might be how I shoud set it up. I am looking for used parts and can maybe mix a few new if needed. What say you?
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