I sailed this past Sunday with 18 to 20 with 25 gust. I had just the main with no head sail. The man was not reefed. I had to fight the helm all after noon. Should I have reefed and raised the 110% head sail? Would she have better balanced? Also my inner shroud was slack like 3" to 4 " on the lee side? is that normal or is it too loose? Thanks for your thoughts.
S/V East Coast Lady, 1981 C&C 30 MK1 HIN # 675 On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 7:51 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > 15 inches sounds a bit much for a 30 but I'd try it for a while before I > make any change. If you don't see a lot of weather helm in stiff breezes, > don't worry about it. > > I have 11-12 inches rake on my 35-1 and really like the way it sails. > Fairly neutral helm. And that's with a fairly old main. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 8:17 AM, Joe at Zialater via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Howdy listers, >> >> >> >> Last year I had my forestay replaced (for a new roller furler) and it >> ended up being longer than the original by maybe about 4 or 5 inches . I >> have adjusted the forestay all the way down but I still need plenty of >> backstay to keep it all tight. So now my mast rake is about 15 inches at >> the boom. I don't have a ton of weather helm but it's hard to be sure >> because I replaced the old main at the same time that I redid the forestay >> and the new sail is much more efficient. The extra rake also lowers the >> boom so I need to use topping lift to keep it off the dodger. >> >> >> >> So.....how many inches of rake do you have? And what would you consider >> optimal? I will have to redo the forestay to fix this but it may be worth >> it. >> >> >> >> As always, I appreciate all the opinions and advice! >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> >> Joe Boyle >> >> 30 MK1 'ZIA' >> >> Annapolis >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> [email protected] >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >> bottom of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- *Best regards,* *Curtis McDaniel, * *C&C 30-MK1 East Coast Lady* Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. -Mark Twain http://eastcostlady.blogspot.com/ *[email protected] <[email protected]>* *~~~~ __/) ~~~~* .
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