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Hi John
Thank you for breaking the ice by being the first poster with a technical problem on this forum.
We have a ketch rigged wight 32 so not too familiar with the 26 but my simple observation as follows.
We know that from what you have said, a previous owner was experiencing what they considered to be a serious weather helm problem, hence the reduced mainsail and added bowsprit. There must have been something severely amiss to call for such extreme measures which couldn’t be resolved in a simpler fashion. Assuming that as a first measure they cut down the size of the mainsail which didn’t cure the problem and then as a further measure added a bowsprit which then cured the problem. This being the case, for you to experience Lee helm something must else be coming into play. It could be that they carried extra weight in the bow (loads of anchor chain, extra water tank etc) or perhaps were extra light in the stern.
Adding a bow sprit has changed the centre of effort CE, in relation to the centre of lateral resistance CLR, this does seem a bit extreme.
Without completely reverse engineering, maybe reducing the jib or adding a little weight to the bow or reducing the weight in the stern or a combination of all three both might resolve the problem. It would be the simplest and cheapest option to try and experiment with. If successful, chances are that by increasing the size of the main alone you will solve the problem.
In my imperfect world..!! whatever you do will be a compromise, if she wasn’t designed to carry a bowsprit, she shouldn’t need one.
(as she’s now halfway there, you could always turn her into a Yawl by fitting a small Mizzen ..!!!!)Sorry I couldn’t be more helpful, perhaps a Mac 26 owner could shed some light on the subject, it’s early days on this new forum but I’m sure you will get some responses.
Regards
DavidIt’s a 1980 mk2 Corribee 21’9″. She was barely afloat on a swinging mooring in Brancaster Harbour. She deserved a second chance so rescued her from her owner.
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Its not an uploaded image but a link to some pictures in my public folder on Dropbox.Welcome to the site Bob, have sorted a few glitches out but there’s
likely to be more. We celebrated our MW Wight MK2 40th birthday last summer. Like you, still upgrading and contriving!!Best wishes
David
