[Rhodes22-list] Balanced Helm

[Mary Lou Troy]

If you are fighting to keep the boat from falling off the wind you have lee 
helm not weather helm.

With the 175 jib, lee helm can be a real issue. It certainly is on 
Fretless. In light to moderate winds when we have the full job and main out 
we have lee helm that we can only reduce by furling the jib somewhat. In 
very light air, lee helm isn't an issue and we're glad for the 175. We have 
tightened the back stay as much as we can with the backstay adjuster. Our 
next step is shorten the backstays one more notch so that we have a bit 
more leverage with the adjuster.  We are also going to try setting the 
rudder so that it not quite all the way forward. The next step (next 
season) will be to let the jib stay out a notch. Stan suggested moving the 
knot on the centerboard line to let the board drop a bit further. That 
helped a bit.

Any other ideas? We would be happy to hear other suggestions.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Swan Creek, MD / Ft. Washington, PA


At 04:15 PM 8/26/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Overpowered, yes.  Round up, no.  While I am on a port tack, sitting on the
>high side, port side, I am pushing the tiller away from me.  If I release
>pressure, the tiller comes to the port side therefore the rudder to
>starboard.  Trying to turn away from the wind.  This results in basically
>going straight and not dumping the wind.  Heeling, yes.  But not to the
>point of bringing water over the rail.
>
>I just thought of something.  The cleat that holds the rudder down, has just
>come out.  With the rudder being able to come up, I may be fighting myself.
>
>Ok, this brings me to another question.  The cleat in new.  It appears that
>the top screw is attached to some kind of cam inside the bracket.  Am I
>dreaming this, or is it true?  If it broke out the bottom of the cleat
>itself, it's an awfully good break with two ears on 180 degrees...like a
>cam.
>
>Joe
>S/V Whisper
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael Meltzer [mailto:mjm@michaelmeltzer.com]
>Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 3:53 PM
>To: rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Balanced Helm
>
>
>could the boat be overpowered and the boat is trying to round up to save the
>skipper from himself :-)
>
>It is a question of degrees, the helm should be balanced under nominal
>conditions/ sail sets. I can tell in second sailing with you
>hard to answer by email, any detail you can fill in, more the better.
>
>MJM
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ware, Joseph W." <joseph_ware@merck.com>
>To: "List Rhodes (E-mail)" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 3:55 PM
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Balanced Helm
>
>
> > I have an IMF and 175 Genny.  Under about 100% Genny the helm is balanced.
> > When the Genny is pulled all the way out, and healing, there is a good
> > amount of weather helm.  I have to push the tiller hard to keep her going
> > straight.  Is normal, or is my rig set up wrong?
> >
> > Joe
> > S/V Whisper
> >
> >
> >
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