[quote=MN3][quote]center to REAR OFF HATCH[/quote]
when we measure rake on our cats - we typically use a trap wire to gauge. depending on your trap setup
we take the skippers trap wire and walk it forward and stretch it taught, touch the deck or beam the most forward part of your boat with it that you can (may need an extra short piece of line) - and note it's location. Then we walk it aft and do the same This is typically somewhere's on the rear port (on a mystere). Either front, center of aft on the hatch.
This is just a starting point to know where your mast is currently (doesn't not indicate and actual rake degree) and now you can rake forward or aft and have a measurement / knowledge of where you started / ended .,... and this can be compared to other boats (of the same make), or just as a reference for yourself and your setup.
Now if you haven't changed anything else - you can probably just make adjustments to your shroud pins and have the same basic understanding "more or less rake applied" but if you change things like shroud lenght or side stay adjuster... this changes the variables a little and using this method will let you know how much your rake has changed<!-- editby --><em>Edited by MN3 on Mar 23, 2017 - 09:29 AM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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