15 inches sounds a bit much for a 30 but I'd try it for a while before I make any change. If you don't see a lot of weather helm in stiff breezes, don't worry about it.
I have 11-12 inches rake on my 35-1 and really like the way it sails. Fairly neutral helm. And that's with a fairly old main. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 8:17 AM, Joe at Zialater via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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