rake

What should the mast rake be on my E 35-2? I believe it is measured by plumb bobbing down from the top of the mast to the deck and measuring from the base of the mast to the plumb bob.

I have a question which may appear to be abysmally stupid to many of you but I have loads of excuses. While sitting and enjoying a beverage on the club porch, I could look down the row of masts on my dock. My mast was the most vertical. When we hurriedly stepped the mast on the trip home from...

ok, maybe i'm going nuts... (always a possibility) but i swear that, no matter what i do, there is a very slight rake aft with my mast! i site up the darn thing, tweak tension fore and aft- walk away and look from a distance... and i'm just, still, really not sure! we're not...

I am finishing up my hydralic BS adjuster install and I think I am going to be shortening my headstay a little as well, as I was never able to get the forestay sag the way I wanted without what I felt was too much rake. I would love to hear what other 38 owners are using for a base rake setting...