[C38] Mast Rake question.

[Jim and Barbara]

Have you sighted up the mainsail luff track to see whether the mast is bent?
I installed Spartite on my 38 to keep the mast in the center of the hole.
The wedges used to drop out of the partners when I really cranked on the
backstay, but I don't remember the mast looking as though it was leaning
forward.
 
Could your forestay be too short?  As the rig is tensioned this might cause
the mast to bend aft in the middle, which could explain both the forward
rake and the location of the mast at the partners.
 
Jim Williams
 

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Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 10:00 AM
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Subject: [C38] Mast Rake question.



I have tried to rake my mast backward as far as possible, and I swear it
still looks like it leans forward.  It is back far enough that it hits the
aft end of the hole in the cabin top.  Is it possible to move the base of
the mast forward and this is my problem (the base too far aft), or do I just
have a weird boat?

Sincerely, 
Russ Duff 
Catalina 38, Hull #112
"AVANTURA"
Lake Erie
Grosse Ile, Michigan
RDUFF AT VISTEON DOT COM 






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