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 Post subject: Mast Rotation
PostPosted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 7:29 pm 
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My H14 is an early 70s boat, with the older style castings, when I run maximum rake, the mast over rotates past the stops. The castings were updated in 1982 allowing extra rake.

What have people done to limit mast rotation?

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 Post subject: Re: Mast Rotation
PostPosted: Fri Oct 22, 2021 2:42 pm 
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I had started a mast rake thread over at the beachcats forums on raking the mast more in my late 70's H16. Unfortunately it sounds like to get the maximum benefit there are a lot of changes - mast step and bottom, mainsheet block, stays, and rudders. I elected to go with period correct rake rather than update it.

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 Post subject: Re: Mast Rotation
PostPosted: Fri Oct 22, 2021 3:36 pm 
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jackamacca88 wrote:
What have people done to limit mast rotation?


One approach would be to just cut the stops off of the mast base and install a mast rotator arm (similar to the Hobie 17 & 18). It’s a pretty straightforward process where you drill a hole through the mast and bolt on the rotator arm. Then mount a cleat to the boom to control the rotation with a short piece of line. This setup allows you to adjust the mast rotation on the fly and was actually made class legal several years ago.

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 Post subject: Re: Mast Rotation
PostPosted: Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:07 pm 
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Thanks guys, looks like I’ll give the mast rotator a go, I’ve bought some stainless tube I used for the dolphin striker post, and I’ll use that for the mast rotator.

Has anyone got a few pictures of how the rotator is set up?

Thanks again.


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