[Rhodes22-list] Adjusting Mast Rake

[Ric Stott]

Richard F. Stott, AIA, LEED AP 
ric at stottarchitecture.com
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> On Jul 24, 2022, at 9:51 PM, Lee Kuhn <lvjkuhn at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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