<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 9:18 PM, Tom Montoya <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:antrim27@aol.com">antrim27@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<font color="black" face="arial"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The fore / aft position of the mast step is most important for this notoriously lee helm boat. </font></font></blockquote><div><br>When you do all these things to the boat do you actually get rid of lee helm, or induce a bit of weather helm?<br>
<br>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. <br><br>-chris hofmann<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<font color="black" face="arial"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">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.</font><br>
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<div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Meli'ki is set up to max numbers in these regards and if I say so myself, pretty darn fast!<br>
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<div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Good luck to all this coming One Design racing season!</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Still one of the best SF Bay boats around.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wish I could be there.</font></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
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<div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Tom Montoya</font></div>
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From: Russell Whitaker <<a href="mailto:russell.whitaker@gmail.com" target="_blank">russell.whitaker@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: Derek Meyer <<a href="mailto:djmeyer16@yahoo.com" target="_blank">djmeyer16@yahoo.com</a>><br>
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<pre style="font-size:9pt"><tt>On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Derek Meyer <<a href="mailto:djmeyer16@yahoo.com" target="_blank">djmeyer16@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:
> Hi Keay,
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> 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.
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...and then there's the compression post, when and where it's actually used...
Russell
> -Derek
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> From: Keay Edwards <<a href="mailto:keay@keay3.net" target="_blank">keay@keay3.net</a>>
> To: <a href="mailto:tuna@myfleet.org" target="_blank">tuna@myfleet.org</a>
> Sent: Monday, March 5, 2012 9:40 PM
> Subject: [Santana 22] Thoughts about mast step.
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> Hola folks,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> On further reflection the ratio of 1 to 4 might be for an unstayed mast.
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> Thanks,
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> Keay
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