It seems to me that my boat has a lot of mast rake (approx 12" at the top of flaked mainsail), how much rake does your mast have?
I'd like to start my tuning with a fairly vertical mast but because of the short upper shrouds I can't get it there. But then if I did get the mast fairly vertical I'm afraid my forestay would be so slack that it wouldn't tension with the backstay! Anyway can any of you please tell me how much mast rake you have.
Also I moved my upper shrouds to the forward chain plate just to see what happens. But due to lack of wind haven't been able to sail it yet.
I'd like to start my tuning with a fairly vertical mast but because of the short upper shrouds I can't get it there. But then if I did get the mast fairly vertical I'm afraid my forestay would be so slack that it wouldn't tension with the backstay! Anyway can any of you please tell me how much mast rake you have.
Also I moved my upper shrouds to the forward chain plate just to see what happens. But due to lack of wind haven't been able to sail it yet.