If you're gonna start replacing parts, before you replace or chop anything, start with the basics.



Just look down while you're going upwind, and see how far to weather you've pulled the crossbar to go straight



Assuming no other problems exist, rudder angle is a good measure of mast rake. Rudder angle meaning how far you turn them to go straight, not how hard you have to pull to do it. A quarter inch or so is supposed to be about right. When you know your mast rake is right, then you can tune your rudder rake for 'power steering.



Ed