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.
When you do all these things to the boat do you actually get rid of lee
helm, or induce a bit of weather helm?
I'm still tuning the boat we bought a few months ago, and may have a bit
more to check out, but I still have quite a bit of lee helm, especially in
light wind.
-chris hofmann
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.
>> 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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