Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 22:53:03 -0500, Larry wrote:


New sails and lots of tuning hasn't fixed her
very experienced captain's awful weather helm I'm usually fighting to
keep her pointed up.


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This may be old news but here are some possible cures for weather
helm:

Flatter sails - more outhaul, backstay, cunningham and halyard
tension, a bit of mast bend if do able, jib leads further aft. Get a
flattening reef installed in the mainsail.

Reduce sail area and heeling.

Move weight out of the stern to further forward.

Decrease mast rake if any.


I think the first job is to get the boat level. That is normally the
cause. If the boat has weather helm when level then there is some thing
wrong with the setup.
Modern big ass boats get weather helm as they heel and nose down.

Gaz