I don't have any resources locally to ask this question to, so please bear with me. I have been sailing for 2 years now, all book knowledge and self teaching. The only boat I have access to is my own 1986 Hunter 23, so learning has been slow. I have noticed of late that I can only point about 45 into the wind on a close haul. It is taking me a long time to get back at these angles. I have trimmed the sails in as far as they will go, but they still luff at about 45 degrees. I have never thought that the sails "worked" quite right, but I don't have anyone to ask. I have read that I may need to "tune" the standing rigging, but I can't get anything definitive. All I have are turnbuckles, so tuning is not easy. I am not sure how much tension should be in the rigging, or at what angle the mast should rake, and if this affects my abilty to point high into the wind. Any help on this is greatly appreciated.
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Well a slack halyard or for the jib slack fore stay will hurt performance to windward. You might have a dirty bottom also.
Well a slack halyard or for the jib slack fore stay will hurt performance to windward. You might have a dirty bottom also.
Might be good to
check the tension on your forestay. Sure as eggs if that is not tight your performance will not be good.
check the tension on your forestay. Sure as eggs if that is not tight your performance will not be good.
There are many things...
...that affect pointing. Rig tuning is for sure the place to start. You must have a LOOS gage or equivalent to do this job right. Blown out baggy sails will also keep you from pointing as high as you would like. Also keeping the boat as flat as possible by hiking out to weather. You should get hold of a basic rig tuning guide to help with setting up and making the primary adjustments. I believe Hunter has this info available.
...that affect pointing. Rig tuning is for sure the place to start. You must have a LOOS gage or equivalent to do this job right. Blown out baggy sails will also keep you from pointing as high as you would like. Also keeping the boat as flat as possible by hiking out to weather. You should get hold of a basic rig tuning guide to help with setting up and making the primary adjustments. I believe Hunter has this info available.
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