Hmmm.... I always thought with more mast rake the Center Of Effort moves further aft which means wind pushing the boat from behind the CLR and as a result weather helm increases so using that logic I raked it forward to move COE forward. Am I wrong?
Cheers,Aaron R.Admiral Maggie,1979 C&C 30 MK1 #540Annapolis, MD From: f...@postaudio.net Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 13:43:13 -0600 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List 30 MKI weather helm Aaron — Dwight’s right, you’re going the wrong way! Rake aft about six to eight inches and see what happens. Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Nov 27, 2013, at 12:52 PM, dwight <dwight...@gmail.com> wrote:What is she like after that change? I am not sure how that would work on a beat…seems unconventional to me…I would try 6 to 10 inches aft Are you talking 10 kts true or apparent wind…is it usual for you have a reef in when most other boats around you don’t From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Aaron Rouhi Sent: November 27, 2013 2:20 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List 30 MKI weather helm It's raked about an inch forward... It's a recent change I made in an attempt to reduce the weather helm... _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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