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Gerunuk
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Mast rake and rig tuning - 2007/11/03 11:23

I've just re-rigged our Contessa, and have been trying to set the rig up properly. At the moment there seems to be a lot of rake. How much rake is there on a properly tweaked mast? I presume it's measured by measuring the offset from the mast base of the main halyard with a weight suspended from it like a plumb-bob. Obviously the boat would have to be level. Any ideas anyone?

Thanks

Richard

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dteale
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Re:Mast rake and rig tuning - 2007/11/22 22:27

Richard
On the c026 web site (co26.com)under the heading 'Contessa Corner, Contessa 26 tech notes, Rigging notes, is an article posted by Nigel Charlesworth (UK). He notes a 2 degree mast rake should be used and a 295mm displacement from mast head to foot should acheive this. Regarding rig tension he notes 10% of ultimate breaking strain with caps at 15%. The preceeding article on the web site recommends tighter forward lowers.

Havent tried it myself as I'm still out of the water messing around with the rudder!

Cheers

Des

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