[quote=RLC]Thanks guys. I really appreciate the time everyone took to share their experiences. It's especially valuable in that many of you have Nacras.
Yeah, I really blew the mast lowering thing. I remembered turning it ninety degrees when raising, but was so concerned about how it would work to lower it with the winch that I just forgot about turning on the way down. I'll go pick up another rod from Nacra sometime this week (gonna opt for the conservative route there). If anyone has tips on replacing that rod I'd be interested.
One of the things that concerned me upon thinking about the heavy mast was the idea of righting when solo. I was able to right the H16 I had pretty much with just a righting line, but I think this beast is going to require some extra muscle, or gear. Anybody know anything about this system - http://www.catsailor.com/power_righter.html
Thanks to everyone for the downhauls and halyards advice. I think I've got that stuff sorted out. I will add that I talked to someone at the manufacturer who said they did set up some of the 5.2s to run the jib halyard back down the forestay (inside the luff) and cleated off at the adjuster. He said that because the mast bent when trapped this avoided de-tensioning the jib luff.
Seems like the qr pins issue might be a debate worthy of the Hobie v. anything else battle. I'm currently planning to stay conservative on the standing rigging and go with convenience elsewhere. I would still welcome further information on how others make use of these (or other) devices, Nacra or not.
I do have one more question. If I remember correctly, the H16 got forward tension on the mast from the jib luff, not really the forestay. Is it the same for the N5.2? I guess what I'm really asking is how tight should the rigging be?
Thanks again for all the help.
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