Section 4.3 of the C&C Owner's Manual dated April, 1976 (which covers the 24, 25, 27, 30, 33, and 38) indicates that C&C designed the rig to have mast rake between 6" on the 24 and 10" on the 38. It goes on to say that some sailmakers prefer to have no aft rake, though C&C suggests using their design number as a starting point. It also says that in no circumstances do you want to induce forward rake.
Since my 25 has essentially the same rig as a 24, she is set to 6" of rake. My 38 is in the 8-9" range, but the old Neal Pryde main is sort of baggy and 10" would probably be more appropriate if I had a newer sail. I hate to say it, but you probably should shorten your forestay and get your mast rake back to something around 8". Get the guy who made it too long last year to fix his error. Rick Brass Imzadi C&C 38 mk 2 la Belle Aurore C&C 25 mk1 Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Joe at Zialater via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 11:17 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Joe at Zialater Subject: Stus-List Mast Rake on C&C 30 MK1 Howdy listers, Last year I had my forestay replaced (for a new roller furler) and it ended up being longer than the original by maybe about 4 or 5 inches . I have adjusted the forestay all the way down but I still need plenty of backstay to keep it all tight. So now my mast rake is about 15 inches at the boom. I don't have a ton of weather helm but it's hard to be sure because I replaced the old main at the same time that I redid the forestay and the new sail is much more efficient. The extra rake also lowers the boom so I need to use topping lift to keep it off the dodger. So...how many inches of rake do you have? And what would you consider optimal? I will have to redo the forestay to fix this but it may be worth it. As always, I appreciate all the opinions and advice! Cheers, Joe Boyle 30 MK1 'ZIA' Annapolis
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