The Nacra 5.0 In Very Gusty/Shifty Winds
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MultiMacGreg
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The abrupt "bang" you wondered about was you mast rotating under load. It was hung up on something then let go. How do you normally control rotation?
Sheetinmaxout
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Spreader caught on shroud during the tack. More rig tension required. Do you own trapeze harnesses?
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leeboweffect
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Yes, I see now that there has to be something caught, but I have no idea what. I'm going to thoroughly look the geometry over and try to reproduce whatever caused this. Three and a half years sailing this boat it has never happened before.
The Nacra 5.0 doesn't have a mast rotation limiter. The mast "assumes" a position much like the Hobie 16 except the Hobie 16 does have stops at the extremes.
leeboweffect
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Thanks, I'll check out the geometry. As I said above, this never happened before. The static rig setup was firm, not hyper tight. Yes I do own a trap harness, but never use it on this lake due to the shifty nature of the winds on it. I don't like reverse capsizing and/or tea bagging.
basketcase
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shroud wire over the diamond tang.
knobblyoldjimbo
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Happens sometimes on my Maricat 4.3. the mast doesn't 'tack' properly meaning it's holding the wrong way, suddenly because of pressure or just loosening the main it pops over (with a bang).
leeboweffect
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When I got the boat four years ago the clevis pin attaching the diamond to the tang would catch the shroud almost every time. I don't know how folks over the years sailed the boat that way or how they didn't tear the diamond tang off. I thought I has solved it permanently with spacers and vinyl tubing. I will be checking everything.
https://www.thebeachcats.com/index.php?module=forums&func=viewtopic&topic=15819
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