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[quote=Edchris177]You have an '83 model, it should be the same as my '84. There should be a 1/4" "ball" swaged onto the wire halyard. You should be able to see it about 3-4' from where the wire halyard attaches to the line portion of the halyard. When raising the sail this ball travels through the sheaves at the mast top, & comes domw the FRONT side of the mast about 3'. There is a small fork riveted to the mast. Pull the halyard til you hear it "click" & it won't pull any further, this means the sail is all the way up. As you give it that last few inches of travel, hold the halyard 1-2' in front of the mast. this allows the swaged ball to clear the fork. Now move your hand right up against the mast, keeping the halyard exactly in line with the center of the mast, & release some pressure. The ball should engage UNDER the fork & lock the sail. It really is very easy, & once you've done it, you get it every time. If it doesn't hook, something is binding the sail & it isn't all the way up. You may have to rotate the mast so you can keep the line at the center of the mast. The mast steps were made in 1 1/4" and 1 1/2" sizes. I think your .83 uses the smaller ball, & they don't sell them anymore. I can post a photo to show how the step should sit on the ball if you need it. The fix is to replace the mast base,(Murrays has a kit to changeover) or go to an industrial supply company,buy a bag of 20 delrin 1 1/4" balls, drill & tap them to 9/16" fine thread, & sell the others to guys with older style bases. Philip (MUMMP)gave me this site; http://www.mcmaster.com/#plastics/=8tbkt3 Damon has the Nacra assembly manual on this site, there are 2 of them, slightly different versions. Go to the technical hepl section here at The Beachcats, there is a ton of info. Let us know how it goes. http://www.thebeachcats.com/index.php?module=pictures&g2_itemId=35212 [img]http://www.thebeachcats.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=74457&g2_serialNumber=4&g2_GALLERYSID=a7a97bb26152ad6251883c353015295c[/img] [/quote]

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