Looking for guidelines on mast rake.
We’re stepping our mast next week. She’s a Hunter 37.5 with a 7/8 fractional rig with double swept back spreaders. Hunter’s documentation does not address rake (doesn’t address much of anything).
Is there a ball park starting point for rake on this type of rig?
(knowing it may need changing after seeing how she sails)
Thanks in advance for refraining from the “get a pro”, “your rigger should know” or “if you have to ask this….” BS responses.
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Get the rig plan, (sailboatdata.com) and measure the rake the designer intended. Don’t over complicate it with opinions of mains’l size etc. Hang a weight from a halyard and Pythagoras will tell you the rest