I got rid of both the rake and the shovel in the interest of aerodynamic, they were both about 10" to 12" though. GO In a message dated 9/9/2008 12:36:41 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, gmhyde1@mac.com writes: I have a little bit of rake aft on my M17 mast, but don't know exactly how much. Seems to work very well. --Gary Hyde 2005 M17 sailboat #637 'Hydeaway 2' We can't change the wind, but we can trim our sails. Sailing is like "African Queening" thru life. On Sep 8, 2008, at 8:34 PM, Joe Murphy wrote:
What is the concensus on any, if any, rake on a late model M-17. I have a 22' mast and have gotten some advice saying I should put in about 2-3 inches aft. Thoughts?? Joe Seafrog, M-17
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I'm pretty sure I have a mast. I don't know if it's raked in the right direction but I still have a great time sailing. Ian the mighty "Seaweeble" M-17
From: GILASAILR@aol.com> Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 17:10:13 -0400> To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: M_Boats: Mast Rake for M-17> > I got rid of both the rake and the shovel in the interest of aerodynamic, > they were both about 10" to 12" though.> GO> > > In a message dated 9/9/2008 12:36:41 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, > gmhyde1@mac.com writes:> > I have a little bit of rake aft on my M17 mast, but don't know exactly > how much. Seems to work very well.> > --Gary Hyde> 2005 M17 sailboat #637 'Hydeaway 2'> We can't change the wind, but we can trim our sails.> Sailing is like "African Queening" thru life.> > On Sep 8, 2008, at 8:34 PM, Joe Murphy wrote:> > > What is the concensus on any, if any, rake on a late model M-17. I > > have a> > 22' mast and have gotten some advice saying I should put in about > > 2-3 inches> > aft. Thoughts??> > Joe> > Seafrog, M-17> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats> > > > > > **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, > plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. > (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)> _______________________________________________> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
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