I know that this has been rehashed before but I don't remember hearing the answer that stuck in my head so I am going to ask again. How do you know when your mast is ideally placed? The last four times I've gone out I was becalmed the first three and the fourth was a boomer of a day resulting in a broken rudder handle. I've been reading the recent posts with delight! It ain't just me! So I don't have a good reference point yet of what my speed could or should be. If I level the boat to "zero" degrees of pitch and roll in my driveway, measured off the floor or the seat, wouldn't that give you the reference point to rake the mast? And if so, how much rake? Jerry, I read your post about feeling ashamed [on Lake Michigan?] and tweaking someones mast because they complained the M-15 was too slow. Can you provide some input please?
Kendall, Bossier City, LA. #164 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
