Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment

2012-09-09 Thread Bill Coleman
] On Behalf Of Russ Melody Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 1:22 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment Yeah, as Rich says. And next year let's do a mast replacement on her. Say, a carbonF double spreader, 7/8, C/Ps moved inboard. Sized to current jibs so PHRF

Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment

2012-09-08 Thread dwight veinot
: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment Dwight, I is the deck to masthead measurement, i.e. the vertical side of the triangle. The forestay is the hypotenuse. I'm trying to return the rig configuration to where it was before the adjustments I made. I did have 10 inches at the gooseneck. Now

Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment

2012-09-08 Thread Chuck S
: Saturday, September 8, 2012 8:56:01 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment Dennis, Instead of lengthening the forestay, can you move the butt of the mast forward any? I think a ½” of movement at the base of the mast should give you at least 5” at the masthead. Jake

Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment

2012-09-08 Thread Dennis C.
. From: Chuck S cscheaf...@comcast.net To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Saturday, September 8, 2012 8:21 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment Hi Dennis, Before ordering the new headstay, I would experiment by adding a toggle to the bottom of the headstay.  A toggle at the top

Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment

2012-09-08 Thread Dennis C.
-list.com Sent: Saturday, September 8, 2012 7:54 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment Sounds about right to me, Dennis, except you really don't have a right triangle so the math will be slightly skewed. You might do better by drawing it up to scale and measuring the forestay. Why a new

Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment

2012-09-08 Thread Jake Brodersen
, September 07, 2012 6:14 PM To: Cn Clist Subject: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment OK, check my math and thinking on this one. I want to increase the rake in Touche's mast. I made some changes in the rig a few months ago which brought the masthead forward so the plumb from the masthead is only

Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment

2012-09-08 Thread Dennis C.
, September 07, 2012 6:14 PM To: Cn Clist Subject: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment   OK, check my math and thinking on this one.     I want to increase the rake in Touche's mast.  I made some changes in the rig a few months ago which brought the masthead forward so the plumb from the masthead is only about

Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment

2012-09-08 Thread Jake Brodersen
From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dennis C. Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 10:21 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment Jake, Let's just say I'm being creative with the foretriangle to take

Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment

2012-09-08 Thread Rich Knowles
this right. This is really an example of extreme rig tweaking. Dennis C. From: Chuck S cscheaf...@comcast.net To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Saturday, September 8, 2012 8:21 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment Hi Dennis, Before ordering the new headstay, I would experiment by adding

Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment

2012-09-08 Thread Russ Melody
: Saturday, September 8, 2012 8:21 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment Hi Dennis, Before ordering the new headstay, I would experiment by adding a toggle to the bottom of the headstay. A toggle at the top sounds like someone reheaded the rod and made it too short? Is there a toggle

Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment

2012-09-07 Thread dwight veinot
] On Behalf Of Dennis C. Sent: September 7, 2012 7:14 PM To: Cn Clist Subject: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment OK, check my math and thinking on this one. I want to increase the rake in Touche's mast. I made some changes in the rig a few months ago which brought the masthead forward so

Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment

2012-09-07 Thread dwight veinot
: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of dwight veinot Sent: September 7, 2012 7:57 PM To: 'Dennis C.'; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment Dennis I believe for your 35-1 I=44 is the hypotenuse.you need the perpendicular

Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment

2012-09-07 Thread Dennis C.
to the story. Dennis C. From: dwight veinot dwightvei...@hfx.eastlink.ca To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Friday, September 7, 2012 7:07 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment Sorry Dennis, on reading again now I see what you are doing…got confused

Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment

2012-09-07 Thread Bob Moriarty
-list.com Sent: Friday, September 7, 2012 7:07 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment Sorry Dennis, on reading again now I see what you are doing…got confused when you said the new hypotenuse was 46.487, compared to what it was at 44…actually I don’t see why you need to change