[Rhodes22-list] Adjusting Mast Rake

[Shawn Boles]

Lee

I was trying to achieve a balanced helm while sailing flat. Your pic shows
that you have to have some heel  to balance helm. I can do that.

Cheers,
Shawn
s/v Sweet Baboo


On Sun, Jul 24, 2022, 6:52 PM Lee Kuhn <lvjkuhn at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm certainly no expert but I  can eliminate lee and weather helm by
> balancing the sails.  Doesn't matter if the boat isn't balanced with
> railmeat, heavy outboard, full water tank, mast rake, etc.
>
> Not sure why but I sometimes get more speed with a little helm.  Probably
> because I have too much headsail out.
>
> Lee
> 1999 Rhodes22  AT EASE
> Claytor Lake, VA
>
> On Sun, Jul 24, 2022, 8:22 PM Shawn Boles <shawn.sustain at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Chris:
> >
> > Save yourself the trouble.
> >
> >  I just finished trying to increase rake with extension to forestay. A
> > total bust. I sailed her once  with the backstays almost parallel
> giving  ~
> > 3-5 degrees of rake.
> > Not only was there no improvement in lee helm, but the GB jib furling
> line
> > jammed around the extension when I attempted to furl in, due to
> > insufficient tension. So I wrestled the 175 into submission and  tied it
> > off on the furler.
> >
> > The boatyard  was able to restore everything to regular GB setup. They
> > suggested a triangular backstay tensioner and I declined, having learned
> my
> > lesson. However I have not sailed since.
> >
> > That evening I came down with septicemia (WBC > 30k, norm is 4.5k -
> 10.5k)
> > and spent 5 days in a great hospital where they saved my life.
> >
> > It turns out what doesn't kill you doesn't make you stronger, it makes
> you
> > weaker.  The literature is not clear on recovery time but my docs and I
> are
> > looking at one to three months. At 6 weeks into recovery I am still
> > sleeping 14 to 18 hours a day. In two or three weeks I'm going to attempt
> > to get others to take me out for a sail in the boat. I look forward to
> > experiencing lee helm again🤦🏻‍♂️.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Shawn
> > s/v Sweet Baboo
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 24, 2022, 1:53 PM Chris on LBI <cknell at vt.edu> wrote:
> >
> > > Hey all,
> > >
> > > I feel like I have chipped away at overcoming the lee helm that my
> > > Rhodes has exhibited since we've owned it. Adding weight forward of the
> > > mast (I filled the water tank and added a couple of cinder blocks),
> > > tightening-up the forestay, and unfurling less genoa have all helped I
> > > think. However, I would like to try raking the mast aft a little. When
> I
> > > use the aft-stay tensioners to tighten the forestay as much as
> possible,
> > > I have virtually no rake; that is, the mast is approximately
> > > perpendicular to the waterline. So I need to lengthen the forestay in
> > > order to lean the mast aft. I'm thinking some sort of extender under
> the
> > > jib furling cup would do the job. Somewhere between 1 1/2 and 3 inches
> > > would be a good place to start, but it would be nice to be able to
> > > adjust it. I have attached a photo of the coupling of the forestay to
> > > the chainplate at the bow.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have a recommendation for what to use to accomplish this
> > > extension in a manner that would allow for trying different lengths?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Chris
> > >
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