[Rhodes22-list] Adjusting Mast Rake

[Lee Kuhn]

I'm certainly no expert but I  can eliminate lee and weather helm by
balancing the sails.  Doesn't matter if the boat isn't balanced with
railmeat, heavy outboard, full water tank, mast rake, etc.

Not sure why but I sometimes get more speed with a little helm.  Probably
because I have too much headsail out.

Lee
1999 Rhodes22  AT EASE
Claytor Lake, VA

On Sun, Jul 24, 2022, 8:22 PM Shawn Boles <shawn.sustain at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Chris:
>
> Save yourself the trouble.
>
>  I just finished trying to increase rake with extension to forestay. A
> total bust. I sailed her once  with the backstays almost parallel giving  ~
> 3-5 degrees of rake.
> Not only was there no improvement in lee helm, but the GB jib furling line
> jammed around the extension when I attempted to furl in, due to
> insufficient tension. So I wrestled the 175 into submission and  tied it
> off on the furler.
>
> The boatyard  was able to restore everything to regular GB setup. They
> suggested a triangular backstay tensioner and I declined, having learned my
> lesson. However I have not sailed since.
>
> That evening I came down with septicemia (WBC > 30k, norm is 4.5k - 10.5k)
> and spent 5 days in a great hospital where they saved my life.
>
> It turns out what doesn't kill you doesn't make you stronger, it makes you
> weaker.  The literature is not clear on recovery time but my docs and I are
> looking at one to three months. At 6 weeks into recovery I am still
> sleeping 14 to 18 hours a day. In two or three weeks I'm going to attempt
> to get others to take me out for a sail in the boat. I look forward to
> experiencing lee helm again🤦🏻‍♂️.
>
> Cheers,
> Shawn
> s/v Sweet Baboo
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 24, 2022, 1:53 PM Chris on LBI <cknell at vt.edu> wrote:
>
> > 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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