[Rhodes22-list] Lee helm

[Tom Bickerstaff]

I have IMF.  So, what's the solution?

 

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Bick,

 

A lee helm means your mainsail isn't pulling enough, assuming you have IMF.

If not IMF, your forestay could be too short.

 

Rick

 

On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Tom Bickerstaff <tabick at mchsi.com> wrote:

 

> Help!

> 

> I seem to have a lee helm no matter how much jib I put out.  It scares the

> you-know-what out of me b/c I solo a lot.  If I take a banger from the
boom

> or accidentally fall overboard, where the H will the boat end up?

> 

> Is my forestay too loose or too tight, or is there something else I should

> look for as being the cause?

> 

> Thanks.

> 

> Bick