[Rhodes22-list] Adjusting Mast Rake

[Chris on LBI]

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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