Good comment, Josh. It was NOT a simple job to increase the rake on Touche'.
Touche' has SparTite in the collar so moving the mast in the collar was not an option. I actually had to replace the fore stay when I added rake. Had to drop the Harken furler, disassemble it, install the new fore stay, find and install a new longer section of extrusion, re-hoist the furler, then adjust the turnbuckle in the furler. As I recall, I had to add about 5 inches to the fore stay to get the rake I wanted. Worst part was using trigonometry to calculate the new fore stay length. :( Second worst part was trying to find a section of old Harken MKIII Unit 1 furler extrusion. One of my sailing buddies had some. Fortunately, my buddy and I install furlers so all it cost me was $150 or so for the fore stay and a nice bottle of wine. It did make a noticeable difference in pointing ability. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Sat, Aug 4, 2018 at 12:12 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > How do you intend to change the rake? It's a bigger project than you > think. You'll need to consider placement of the foot in the step and the > shims at the partners and the head stay length and the back stay length. > If you have a headsail furler changing the headstay length is going to be > further complicated. What makes you think that the rake needs changed? > You may simply find that changing the ratio of mainsail size to headsail > size is the trick to easing weather helm. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > > > On Sat, Aug 4, 2018, 10:04 AM Doug Allardyce via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> I'm looking for advice on what mast rake works best for a C&C 41 >> >> Doug Allardyce >> C&C 41 BULLET >> Detroit >> ~~~~~_/)~~~~~ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > >
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