How can you tell how many inches of rake you have in the mast? I have a back adjuster that is not hooked up to any thing? Should I pull it down 7 inches?
On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 3:45 PM, Don Newman <donrnew...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sail condition and trim have a significant impact on weather helm. > > > > On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 3:06 PM, Frederick G Street <f...@postaudio.net>wrote: > >> Speaking from a practical. rather than theoretical standpoint, my >> experience with my previous boat, a 1981 30mkI suggests to me that having >> the top of the mast about 8-9” AFT of the gooseneck resulted in a >> well-balanced boat. >> >> I guess your mileage may vary... >> >> Fred Street -- Minneapolis >> S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( >> >> On Nov 27, 2013, at 1:56 PM, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Aaron, >> >> I'm with you. >> >> Joel >> >> On Wednesday, November 27, 2013, Aaron Rouhi wrote: >> >>> Hmmm.... I always thought with more mast rake the Center Of Effort moves >>> further aft which means wind pushing the boat from behind the CLR and as a >>> result weather helm increases so using that logic I raked it forward to >>> move COE forward. Am I wrong? >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> > > > -- > Don Newman > C&C 44 > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- “Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, should really be running the world.” - Nicholas Monsarrat
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