Weather helm

[Kyle Erlandsen]

I sail a Typhoon senior and cannot get avoid weather helm. The headstay is as short as it can go. I have installed vang to help flatten(depower) the main. What have other people done to rig the mast correctly? The sails are UK, not original with the boat. Lets chat about rig arrangement. Thanks
KYLE



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[john churchill]

john letcher in self steering for sailing craft says that by far the most important factor is excessive heel. try simply reefing. i start to reef my cd 26 about 12 knots. the other thing i discovered-how old is your main. i had horrid weather helm with my old bagged out main which miraculously improved when i replaced the mainsail.

john churchill

[Richard G]

Make certain that the mast is vertical, straight in the boat. If sail is bagged out try a cunningham to flatten main a bit and move CE forward in the sail. If you have a traveler let it to leward. As John has said, reef early and reduce sail area.



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[Marv brinn]

Make certain that the mast is vertical, straight in the boat. If sail is bagged out try a cunningham to flatten main a bit and move CE forward in the sail. If you have a traveler let it to leward. As John has said, reef early and reduce sail area.

Putting mast vert could be a pblm if you eliminate helm
try flattening main use outhaul cunnigham traveler vang
traveller should help alot

if you sail is really blown out there is not much to to ..how old is it?
move wt up on the rail and a little aft. try ha ha to keep the boat flat
tighten the jib halyard so that there are no scallops showing this will bring the rig a little foward and help.



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[Mike Thompson]

The mainsail may be baggy because the luff line has shrunk.
Do the following test: Release the tack from the gooseneck
then raise the sail till the "body" of it is stretched.
After this you may find the sail is flatter and the tack hole
is an inch or two above the tack pin. (I once had this
situation on a CD25.) I connected the tack hole to the tack pin
with a length of line passed around both several times and
then knotted in the middle. My old tired sail was then flat!

Good luck
Mike
CD28 "Haven"

I sail a Typhoon senior and cannot get avoid weather helm. The headstay is as short as it can go. I have installed vang to help flatten(depower) the main. What have other people done to rig the mast correctly? The sails are UK, not original with the boat. Lets chat about rig arrangement. Thanks
KYLE

tmike@ma.ultranet.com

[Don Carr]

What you have described is a crude cunningham.



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[Mike Thompson]

True, although its purpose is the opposite of what
most people do with a cunningham. Also for this purpose
there is no need to have it adjusable.
Mike

What you have described is a crude cunningham.

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