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Nautiduck
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Initially Posted - 04/12/2008 :  11:00:25  Show Profile
Last year was my first year with the C250 and I didn't do rig tuning. I always felt the mast raked back a bit. This year I will do the tuning and be attentive to mast rake, etc. I am thinking that my forestay could be shortened/tightened as part of the setup. Here is a photo of the top of the furler. There is about 5-6 inches of forestay above the furler luff top. Is that how yours look?? It is a CDI furler.


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zebra50
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Response Posted - 04/12/2008 :  12:00:11  Show Profile
mine looks just like yours
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Bubba
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Response Posted - 04/12/2008 :  19:53:14  Show Profile
Mine looks like that too (and I have a tall rig). That just means you have room for adjustment. To measure mast rake hook some weight on your main halyard and see how far away it hangs from the mast when the boat is on her lines. I've read recommendation on this forum ranging from 1.5" to 4" as measured at the base of the mast.
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welshoff
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Response Posted - 04/12/2008 :  23:42:54  Show Profile
If I remember right, you need to loosen your upper shrouds to see the mast rake. The upper shrouds when tightened will induce prebend into the mast. Here is a [url="http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=9989&SearchTerms=tune"]write up[/url] on when I tuned my rig a couple years ago.

Hope it helps a little.
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 04/13/2008 :  10:24:33  Show Profile
Thanks Wil, great write-up.
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