[quote=lawrencer2003]I'll take the first crack. Here are some quick answers. You might want to post some pics. Plus you local dealer and the factory tech folks should be able to help you.
1.Went through a dry run stepping and rigging and raising sails. The most important thing I discovered is that the mast on the N 5.2 is a lot heavier than the one on the H16. Managed to bend the dolphin striker rod bringing it back down. I?ve read a good bit on this site about stepping, but if anyone has tips specific to my boat I?d appreciate your input.
A: Heavy as heck and not for the faint hearted. My 5.8 mast needs to be turned sideways when lowering or stepping. Also you need a stool or sawhorse to support the mast when on the ball and down. You will need to replace the rod. I bent mine and replaced it. $75-100.
2. There appears to be a cleat on the forestay adjuster. I?m guessing this is for a downhaul but there is no line on my jib for that purpose. Is the cleat for something else?
A: Might have had a furling assembly at one time & that is where the halyard was cleated. My halyard cleats to the mast.
3. On the mast hound there is a hole above the one that serves the attachment of shrouds and stays. The guy who owned the boat before me apparently used this hole for connecting the trap wires with a carabiner. Does that seem like the proper arrangement?
A: Right positon wrong hardware. See parts manual.
4. It?s painfully annoying to use split rings for completing connection of the mast hinge pin and forestay pin and gooseneck pin. Do you guys just use quick releases for all of these things or substitute spring clips for the rings? I can see using a quick release for something like the hiking stick but my first thought is to worry about them popping out of an important connection like the forestay. I suppose what I'm really asking is are the quick release pins safe and reliable?
A: I dont trust QR Pins. Rings Rings Rings and waterproof electrical tape.
5. At the base of my mast there are just two clam cleats. I know there should be a downhaul for the main and my jib halyard has a block for (I assume) tensioning the sail. My question is ? what happens to the main and jib halyard tails? Is the proper procedure to raise the sails, then use downhauls and other adjustments for tension while the halyard tails are free and stowed? (I have to admit, it kind of goes against the grain not to have halyards securely cleated off.)
A: Tails: I tuck them away in my tramp pocket.. Main adjusted via downhaul. Jib via halyard and adjuster. The cleats you refer to work fine. You might want to send us pics. Seems that downhaul parts are missing. Are there pullies or cam blocks on your mast base? Sail hardware?
6. There?s a pad eye about four or five feet up on the front of the mast. Does anyone know what that?s for? A: Send us pics.
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