Jimbo, Jake, Dan - thanks for the valuable input.

Jimbo - are you saying you don't think I should re-rake the rudders, even if the mast rake gives promiment weather helm? Beside the needed muscle power I really don't like significant weather helm, especially on a singlehander, since if you drop the tiller you're in irons before you know it and it make tacking tricker.

The recommended facory setting for the shouds (rake) is 4th hole from the top all the way around. I'm on 7th hole from the top (I assume my shrouds are just long) now with only mild weather helm but the prior guy who raced had it raked way back from that setting.

Remeber this is a unirig - I get the feeling that raking the mast on a unirig has a greater effect on weather helm than sloop rigged boats.

Thanks,

Jerry