[Rhodes22-list] 175 and backstay tension

[Shawn Boles]

Hi Lee:
I was hoping you would reply. I only have the temerity to rake the mast
slightly based on advice from Chris G, who went sailing with me and
confirmed that the boat as rigged had an unacceptable slight lee helm. He
suggested the adjustment at the masthead tang and it worked like a charm. I
come from the school of thought that says a slight weather helm with the
sails balanced is a good thing since the bow  naturally turns up in the
wind if anything weird happens. Prior to my adjustment I had to work the
tiller against a lee helm. With respect to using a loos gauge, I just hand
tighten the turnbuckles on the side stays roughly the same, sieze them with
wire and leave them alone. As I start my second season I'm looking forward
to learning more about this amazing boat.

Now that you know what a becket is, what is the distance between them on
your boat? :)

Cheers,
Shawn

S/V Sweet Baboo
On Jun 9, 2013 8:25 AM, "Leland" <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:

> Shawn,
>
> You know more about mast rake effects and rigging more than I so take my
> comments with a grain of salt.
>
> I never lowered or raised my mast from 2005 up until my boat was repaired
> this year.  When I first got the boat I took a level to the sides of the
> mast but the boat wasn't sitting completely flat in the water and it sure
> looked perpendicular to the deck so I didn't bother making an adjustment.
>  I
> eye-balled the mast again after the repairs and it still looks straight.
>
> If you check the archives and the owners site I think there's something in
> there about what is believed to be the correct tension as measured by a
> loo?
> gauge.
>
> A friend recently told me that his rigger said you should make the okay
> sign
> around your shrouds with your thumb and forefinger and see if it's loose
> enough to touch your fingers.  Not sure if that applies to the back and
> forestays and it doesn't tell you if your stays are too tight.
>
> Everything I read about lee and weather helm just confuses me.  It looks
> like you want a tiny bit of weather helm for feel and so you're boat will
> head into the wind slightly to stay on tack or go into irons if there's no
> one at the helm.
>
> Here's my confusion.  Everytime I change sail balance or point-of-sail it
> affects helm, and I can easily add lee or weather helm by adding or
> removing
> the amount of main and head sail.  I often try to balance my sails so my
> tiller is set about three degrees into the wind.
>
> At_Ease_-_7-3-09_006.jpg
> <
> http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n45889/At_Ease_-_7-3-09_006.jpg
> >
>
> I don't normally leave the helm without the tiller locked without using my
> human ballast to balance the boat like a big surfboard.
>
> No idea the distance between my beckets.  Didn't even know what a becket
> was
> until you made me Google it.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22  AT EASE
> Kent Island, MD
>
>
>
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