1984 Hunter 34 mast tuning

[Randy Church]

34 Owners, mast has been down for the 1st time since I purchased the boat in 2005. Stepping next week and wish to get current info of B&R rig tuning. I there a consensus on pre-bend depth and rake? Thanks, Randy

 

[Allan12210]

34 Owners, mast has been down for the 1st time since I purchased the boat in 2005. Stepping next week and wish to get current info of B&R rig tuning. I there a consensus on pre-bend depth and rake? Thanks, Randy

When I did mine many years ago I set the prebend ahead of it being re-stepped on sawhorses at the yard. The prebend is 1% of the length. The mast is roughly 50 feet long sto the prebend is just shy of 6 inches. The rake I had to optimize by trial and error. It's about 6 inches as well.

 

[kloudie1]

A good "How To" :
Hunter 34' descriptive documentation (sailboatowners.com)