S sempre amantes . Feb 18, 2009 15 hunter passage42 lighthouse point fl Apr 29, 2013 #1 put more twist in mainsail pull traveler up to wind and release boom vang should only need 1 reef and an :dance:some fat guys on the weather rail
put more twist in mainsail pull traveler up to wind and release boom vang should only need 1 reef and an :dance:some fat guys on the weather rail
RichH . Feb 14, 2005 4,773 Tayana 37 cutter; I20/M20 SCOWS Worton Creek, MD Apr 29, 2013 #2 Go here to evaluate your 'weather helm': If you are using http://shop.sailboatowners.com/prod.php?51998/Sail Trim Users Guide or equivalent (usage of full set of tell tales, etc.) for trim and sail shape ..... and you still have 'weather helm': • Sail SHAPE problems that cause weather helm: http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=120970 (post #1) • Rigging tension problems that cause (apparent) weather helm: http://www.ftp.tognews.com/GoogleFiles/Matching Luff Hollow.pdf Then, if the above two dont reduce your 'weather helm', then and only then 'rake the mast'. ;-)
Go here to evaluate your 'weather helm': If you are using http://shop.sailboatowners.com/prod.php?51998/Sail Trim Users Guide or equivalent (usage of full set of tell tales, etc.) for trim and sail shape ..... and you still have 'weather helm': • Sail SHAPE problems that cause weather helm: http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=120970 (post #1) • Rigging tension problems that cause (apparent) weather helm: http://www.ftp.tognews.com/GoogleFiles/Matching Luff Hollow.pdf Then, if the above two dont reduce your 'weather helm', then and only then 'rake the mast'. ;-)