[Rhodes22-list] Re: you are welcome and turning right (was Re: book)

[stan]

a few thoughts if it is really a problem   Slim raked his mast aft by increasing the jib stay about 2" he says.  the new main with a little more sail area might help but that is a big investment.  If you are handy, putting a small extra fin forward of the keel might tip the scale. Also, I think you are on the right track about more weight forward.  I brought my thinking on this up to the List on two occasions but drew a blanc response each time. I think more bow in the water is akin to moving the keel (center of effort) forward and easy to test by having a lot of guests sit up on the bow and see what happens to the tiller helm.  Hiring crew to sit on the bow might be a patentable upgrade - let us know the test results.

stan/gbi



----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mary Lou Troy 
  To: stan 
  Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 2:18 PM
  Subject: you are welcome and turning right (was Re: book)


  Stan, 
  You are very welcome for the book. I do not have 1,000 more ;-) If you do want additional copies you'll have to contact Stan Grayson about it. He'll sell me additional copies for "personal use" at a 40% discount which is close to what you can get from Amazon. I'm pleased with the book (and hope you are too). 

  As for my cryptic note about Fretless being too right - We're not going anywhere but Fred and I suspect you may have sold us a republican boat. 

  As you know we have had lee helm issues over the years. Using your suggestions we have been able to produce a nice neutral to slight weather helm - on starboard tack only. On port tack the adjustments have only produced a reduction in lee helm. After making sure the mast was centered and the rigging moderately snug it finally occurred to us that what the boat was doing was always wanting to turn right. Last time we had her out we seemed to be able to reduce this tendency slightly and remove a bit of the lee helm by putting my weight amidships on the port cabin top so it is possible that we are still dealing with a weight distribution issue. We'll continue to investigate but are wondering if you have any other suggestions for what we might tinker with to produce a more middle of the rhode boat.

  Thanks,

  Mary Lou


  At 04:44 PM 8/29/2004 -0400, you wrote:

    MLT -
     
    How nice of you to send the book - need 1,000 more.
     
    does a little too right mean we are loosing you? - hope not.
     
    stan/gbi