[quote=saltlife77][quote]There's another important difference between the 5.0 and the 500. The 500, and all Nacras for that matter, have switched to rectangular shaped cross beams. Structurally much better and also much easier to put the boat together and take it apart. Large bolts and threaded inserts inside the hulls. Big compression tubes that encircle the inside of the cross beam. No more straps. The jib blocks on the main beam aren't on every model but I'm not really sure. But that set up frees up space on the tramp but requires the foot of the jib to be cut with the tack much higher than the clew. Also, there's no fore and aft adjustment for the jib blocks which is important, but there's ways around that.[/quote]
Good point about the cross beams and the construction of them...it's true for sure. But my jib blocks do have adjustments in the cross beam. They can be moved closer to the mast to tighten the slot. There are 3 pre determined positions for the Jib Blocks.[/quote]
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