Tom's boat looks much better than mine and is a step or 2 faster though. Your mileage may vary
On Mar 6, 2012, at 10:02 PM, Michael Kennedy <michaelkennedy05 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> You do want the center of effort aft. Tom did a ton of work. If you're lazy like me you can leave the mast step where it is and make sure you have max headstay length for a lot of mast rake
>>> On Mar 6, 2012, at 9:27 PM, Russell Whitaker <russell.whitaker at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 9:18 PM, Tom Montoya <antrim27 at aol.com> wrote:
>>> The fore / aft position of the mast step is most important for this
>>> notoriously lee helm boat. Max aft on the deck step, solid deck step (no
>>> mush deck), chain plates and bulk head are most important. Naturally
>>> supporting the mast step with a perpendicular support (ie cross beam) has to
>>> be good too.
>>>>>> Meli'ki is set up to max numbers in these regards and if I say so myself,
>>> pretty darn fast!
>>>>>> Good luck to all this coming One Design racing season!
>>>>>> Still one of the best SF Bay boats around.
>>>>>>> Well now, *that* sounds like a challenge, if ever I heard one...
>>>> R
>>>>> Wish I could be there.
>>>>>> Tom Montoya
>>> Meli'ki
>>> 5194
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Russell Whitaker <russell.whitaker at gmail.com>
>>> To: Derek Meyer <djmeyer16 at yahoo.com>
>>> Cc: keay <keay at keay3.net>; tuna <tuna at myfleet.org>
>>> Sent: Tue, Mar 6, 2012 9:55 am
>>> Subject: Re: [Santana 22] Thoughts about mast step.
>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Derek Meyer <djmeyer16 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi Keay,
>>>>>>>> My step is just held in with 4 lag bolts. While you're right about the
>>>> forces, the support beam and standing rigging are what really keep the
>>>> mast
>>>> up and in place. I wouldn't sweat the base plate too much.
>>>>>>>>>> ...and then there's the compression post, when and where it's actually
>>> used...
>>>>>> Russell
>>>>>>> -Derek
>>>>>>>> ________________________________
>>>> From: Keay Edwards <keay at keay3.net>
>>>> To: tuna at myfleet.org>>>> Sent: Monday, March 5, 2012 9:40 PM
>>>> Subject: [Santana 22] Thoughts about mast step.
>>>>>>>> Hola folks,
>>>>>>>> Major geek question. Any one have any cogent thoughts on the lateral
>>>> forces
>>>> applied to the mast step on the Santana 22? I am curious if the mast base
>>>> plate needs to be through bolted to the underside of the support beam.
>>>>>>>> I heard somewhere that the force for every 1 lb applied to forward motion
>>>> of
>>>> the boat there are 4 lbs applied laterally. This is close hauled.
>>>>>>>> On further reflection the ratio of 1 to 4 might be for an unstayed mast.
>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>> Keay
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