Re: Mast Rake

JBlumhorst@aol.com
Thu, 8 Apr 1999 01:50:56 EDT


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In a message dated 4/7/99 10:19:57 PM Pacific Daylight Time, hlg@pacbell.net
writes:

> >If you have to pull the tiller past 3* to keep her on a straight course,
> then
> >you have too much weather helm. Lengthen the forestay a few turns of the
> >turnbuckle to move the sailplan's center of effort forward. This will
> reduce
> >the weather helm.
>
> You did mean "shorten" instead of "lengthen," didn't you, or am I missing
> something?
>
> I d
WHOOPS. My mistake. Sorry. You're right of course, Harry. Thanks for
picking it up. It's so danged hard to catch my own mistakes...