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mast rake #247081
04/17/12 08:40 AM
04/17/12 08:40 AM
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I've been using very little. Now it appears I'll often have crew.

How much rake do you guys use on a sloop rigged boat.


Pete Pollard
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Re: mast rake [Re: pgp] #247087
04/17/12 10:21 AM
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Depends on wind strength and crew weight. Conventional wisdom is to rake more in higher winds and lighter crew. Conversely, rake less in light winds and/or heavier crew.

Just a rule of thumb and really it is up to the skipper to tryout the different settings. I try to adjust according to helm feel...just a tiny bit of weather helm unless it is blowing like stink.


Kris Hathaway
Re: mast rake [Re: pgp] #247101
04/17/12 04:09 PM
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Pete,

If you had a comfortable setting for the single handling, start from that one for double, especially in heavier wind. When it is light you can move the mast forward about 7 cm using the trap wire method.
If in heavier wind you feel you are missing too much power you can start moving it forward a bit too, but mind it will affect your pointing ability too some extend when overdoing this and might give you too much power on the downwind.

Gill


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