Daniel On my Pearson 23 I had 5-6 inches of rake. I would think that on the M15 with a shorter mast the rake should be a little less. On my M15 I have a rake of 4-5 inches and am fairly well balanced. I will be trying the Kestrel Main that I purchased from you as soon as the weather turns my guess it will be in late April early May. George Merry Helen II M15 #602 -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Daniel Rich Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 8:54 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: mast rake Montypals: Was out in the boat in the driveway yesterday making some measurements and a few adjustments on my M15 Kestrel. With mast up I raised a plumb to the top of the mast with the main halyard, Measuring from the back of the mast it looks like I have about 8-9 inches of rake aft. Is that too much? My boat has a fair amount of weather helm, but I now have new sails, and have not yet had a chance to sail with my beautiful new main. I suspect my new main will reduce weather helm. Thoughts about the mast rake? Daniel Rich M15 #208 "Kestrel" danielgrich@gmail.com