[Alberg30] weather helm

[John Allen]

Thanks for the comment, George.  You are right about the bagged out main.
My present main is flat as a blade, shorter by 18 inches at the foot, with
no roach.  The boat points and goes just as fast if not faster and for
downwind I use the cruising spinnaker.  When we first got the boat, we
thought we'd break the tiller fighting the weather helm.

----- Original Message -----
From: "George Dinwiddie" <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org>
To: "Alberg 30 public list" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 6:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Alberg30] weather helm


> Yes, I find that the Alberg 30 has little weather helm when the sails
> are properly balanced.  The first years we owned the boat, I wouldn't
> have agreed.  Then we replaced our old stretched mainsail with a new
> one, and it made a huge difference.  That old sail is wonderful in light
> air, but has too much draft when the breeze comes up.
>
> If you're experiencing chronic weather helm, do yourself a favor and
> spring for a new mainsail.
>
>   - George
>
> John Allen wrote:
> > What was that?  Did I read someone saying that the Alberg30 had little
> > weather helm?  I deleted the message before noting its sender.
> >
> > Skybird #522
>
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