"Joe" wrote in message
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Donal wrote:
"Joe" wrote in message
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Donal wrote:
"Joe" wrote in message
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OK..Hoping for a bit of expert advice.
A few questions:

1. Will you point higher if you move your Jib forward by installing
a
bowspirt?

2. Can you point higher if you un-rake your mast a bit?

No, but you would probably point higher if you un-stepped your mast.

On a power boat, such as yours, the sails impede your progress to
wind.


Any tuning suggestion to get your boat to point higher?


Get a proper sail boat!!!



Regards


Donal
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For this boat Donal
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...3212926DdkPsY#


Not this one
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...63212926XhvvaU
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Dead right, Joe!!

One of those boats need wind, and one of them doesn't! I know which one
that I would prefer to sail!

I know which one you could handle somewhat safely



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Did you do like the other Bent-a-toe sailor and buy a quality Kia
too?

You are beginning to sound like Bobsprit!

Bobspirt is buying like you....Birds of a feather


Can't you come up with your own
insults?

Cant you get thoses floor boards to stay down?


Bennie's...the Kia of Sailboats

I can adjust the rake of my mast. Tell us again where your backstays
are
attached to your mast!!!

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...63212926LEPjVZ

You can see them all yourself for the main mast...need a mizzen shot?

Ahem cough suppressed splutter
Your backstay seems to be attached to the middle of your mast.
As I said earlier, If you want to point higher, you need to get a boat that
was designed to *sail*.

Hint The backstay should attach to the mast *above* the genoa halyard.


Regards


Donal
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