As I recall, conventional wisdom for the older model C&C's is 1 degree of rake. For my 35-1 that translates to a plumb line about 8-10 inches aft of the gooseneck. Touche' actually has slightly more than that. The helm is still fairly neutral to a slight windward helm with a 155% genoa and full main when the breeze pipes up. The additional rake has increased pointing ability slightly. As a note, the old "shark fin" keels don't seem to point as well as the more modern fin keels. Caveat: The relationship between rake and windward helm is also influenced by sail shape and condition.
Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 9:08 AM, Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: I had a similar question about rake before making a Spartite plug for the > partners. Unless you talk to Rob Ball or someone involved with > design/construction, it would be difficult to figure out what C&C’s > intentions were (assuming that’s what you want). I’m guessing that you’ve > already given the matter more consideration than the construction crew. > > In my case, I eye-balled other comparable vintage C&Cs to see generally if > there was much rake. There appeared to be a little, but not much. I then > talked to a local sailmaker, and together we looked at C&C’s original > drawing for my boat to see if it showed any rake, which it did (again not > much). From this, we concluded that the drawing likely reflected what C&C > intended. Using the drawing, I calculated the amount of rake and, because > in my case the mast was standing, I adjusted it to the amount of rake shown > in the drawing (using a bucket of water hung from a halyard). Seems to > have worked – the helm feels about right to me. > > >
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