February 1, 20233 yr Hi Chris, Try these to get you started. The B and C rig could use a fraction more rake if you feel the balance is a little neutral. Cheers Brad Widget Mast Rakes.pdf
February 6, 20233 yr Brilliant, I was needing this information too Edited February 6, 20233 yr by John Bennett typo
February 6, 20233 yr Author Glad it help I’m assuming the rake is measure to where the bow bumper stick to boat
February 8, 20233 yr On 06/02/2023 at 22:20, Chris J said: Glad it help I’m assuming the rake is measure to where the bow bumper stick to boat The diagram says it is measured to the stern of the boat.
February 8, 20233 yr Hi All, Just to be clear, the rake measurement is taken from the mast datum point up from the deck, to the top of the Stem, not including the bumper. This is measurement is taken in full rigging trim under tension. cheers Brad
February 9, 20233 yr On 08/02/2023 at 22:48, Brad Gibson said: Hi All, Just to be clear, the rake measurement is taken from the mast datum point up from the deck, to the top of the Stem, not including the bumper. This is measurement is taken in full rigging trim under tension. cheers Brad Not having a background in boats I've just looked up "Stem" and found it is the other end to the "Stern", thank you for the clarification, I read it as "Stern" off the printout I made of your rake diagram, I'm sure I would have realised my mistake when I actually got round to measuring it
February 13, 20233 yr Never really understood the point of raking the mast. Back in the day there were a number of dinghy classes (like Enterprises) that had a fixed mast foot position, so the only way to balance the helm was to alter the mast rake, but for classes where you can move the foot, I would keep the mast vertical and move the entire rig fore and aft to achieve the desired balance. Or am I missing something?
February 13, 20233 yr 15 hours ago, John949 said: Never really understood the point of raking the mast. Back in the day there were a number of dinghy classes (like Enterprises) that had a fixed mast foot position, so the only way to balance the helm was to alter the mast rake, but for classes where you can move the foot, I would keep the mast vertical and move the entire rig fore and aft to achieve the desired balance. Or am I missing something? I would imagine it is to do with the fact it is much easier to have a system with a fixed mast foot than movable mast foot.
February 21, 20242 yr Brad I see your set up guidelines says " deck edge used for lower datum point ". Iam taking a steel rule between the two sides of my Britpop and measuring up from there. Is this correct ? appreciate your help.
February 21, 20242 yr Hi Roger, The Rake guide for the Widget attached in an earlier post above, takes the datum point from the floor of the cockpit. I believe you might be referring to my Rake guide offered for my Alternative design on our website that suggests the datum be taken from the sheer line/deck edge due to home builders possibly using their own preffered decking style and datum points being inconsistent. If you require a rigging and setup guide for the Britpop design, please drop me an email at bgrcyachting ‘at’ hotmail.com Cheers Brad
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