[Rhodes22-list] Rigging

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Raking the mast is pulling the top backward above the boom to improve the
shape of the mainsail for pointing.  Bending the mast is usually the
unintended result of inept tuning.

Here's a picture.  [image:
http://www.working-the-sails.com/images/mastrakebend.png]

Tilting does not change the shape of the mast or sail, only the position of
the mast top and sail.

Tilting to get a neutral helm is all we can do with the R22 IMF mast.  The
backstay tensioner can help a little, but it is more effective on the
headsail to help with pointing.

Regards,

Rick

On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 4:08 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> Hi Susan & Graham!
>
> You can rake the IMF mast aft by extending the headstay at the tang
> (mine's at the top of the stay), and taking up the slack you've created
> in the backstays. The mast will 'tilt' backwards, moving the center of
> effort aft and helping to reduce (or eliminate) lee helm. I agree though
> - I don't think you can bend an IMF without breaking something ;)
>
> For more on correcting lee helm, see my sadly neglected blog at
> http://www.great-loop.us/lee-helm
>
> Dennis
> Magic Moments
> Waiting on the big freeze on Lake Erie...
>
>
> On 10/25/2015 3:30 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List wrote:
> > That is what I suspected. Probably doesn't take a rake either. I have no
> > clue how you tune such a mast, although being vertical would seem a
> likely
> > requirement of any rig,  and I would be cautious about any online advice
> > that is for any other type of mast. so I would go to the manual. You
> don't
> > want to make the rig too tight.
> >
> > Graham Stewart
> > Agile. R22, 1976
> > Kingston Ontario Canada
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of The Rhodes 22
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> > List
> > Sent: October 25, 2015 3:05 PM
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> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rigging
> >
> > Susan,
> >
> > If you have an IMF mast, it won't bend.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 10:20 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
> > rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Can you explain rake for me.  I am not familiar with that term.  My
> >> boat tends to lee helm which I was not able to correct with sails or
> weight.
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >> Susan Crane
> >> Bohemia River
> >>
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