[Rhodes22-list] Lee helm

[Rick]

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!
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> 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?
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> Is my forestay too loose or too tight, or is there something else I should
> look for as being the cause?
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> Thanks.
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> Bick
>
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