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 the forestay at all, the head
stay should have enough adjustment in it.does it not have a turnbuckle at
the bow that you could lengthen a bit

 

And another besides, why are you doing it.seems from what I have read Touche
has consistently been at or near the top.trying for better performance or
less weather helm

 

Dwight Veinot

C&C 35 MKII, Alianna

Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS

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From: 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
measure along the mast from the deck to the masthead

 

Dwight Veinot

C&C 35 MKII, Alianna

Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS

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From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]
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 the plumb from
the masthead is only about 6 inches aft of the gooseneck.  It used to be
9-10 inches to get 1 degree of rake.

 

The foretriangle is close to a right triangle.  I=44' and J = 14.5'.  If I
add the 6 inches to J (for the plumb drop from the masthead), I get a right
triangle with sides of 44.0 and 15.0 and a hypotenuse of 46.487 (the
forestay).  

 

So, if I want to move the masthead aft another 6 inches, I end up with a
triangle of 44.0, 15.5 and 46.650.  The difference in the lengths of the
hypotenuses (hypoteni?) is 0.163 or about 2 inches.  By my thinking, I need
a new forestay about 2 inches longer than the existing one.

 

There's more to the story than this, like it's really 5 inches each for the
plumb and rake increase and I'm removing an extra toggle from the top but
the math and method should be right.

 

Am I right?

 

Dennis C.

Touche' 35-1 #83

Mandeville, LA

 

 

 

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