rake

Hi All, I have a Beneteau First 375 with a deck stepped mast. I would like to get more rake in the mast by lengthening the fore stay and shortening the back stay by about an inch. My concern is that by doing so I would change the compression angle on the compression post down below. I am also...

So I recently bought an 87 H23. I've owned 3 other sailboats and I have never encountered the following: my mast has some major rake the likes I have never seen. The uppers won't go taunt at all. They have 4" of play and the turnbuckles are maxed. They register a 12 on a loos gauge. The...

I've have been working on tuning my rigging on my newly purchased C25 and can't seem to get any rake in my mast ,if any thing it's tilted slightly forward . The backstay turnbuckle is just about maxed out and the forestay is eased off . Does anyone have any suggestions on how to remedy this...