However, I would like to understand the subject in general. Right now, I have an average spreader rake but pretty high diamond tension. I guess, I can achieve the same mast bend with higher spreader rake and less tension on the diamonds. How will this affect the performance of the boat, is one option preferable over the other? If somebody could give me advice on this ...
Me too.
How much pre-bend is too much? This thread is about A-Cat stuff but I think the concept is universal.
I have a new main for my H20 and using Mike Krantz's technique of matching the mast bend to the sail luff curve, I was able to make a perfect match.
However, to do that I ended up with 4" of spreader rake and 800# wire tension.
I can find no reference in the various tuning manuals and posts of anyone using more than 2 1/2" of rake. Have I gone too far?
The sail looks great (we will find out this weekend).
