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[quote=MN3][quote=Quarath][quote=golfdad75]Maybe I am raked too far aft cause weather helm is killing me upwind.[/quote]

I have the same problem on my Prindle 18. I have to keep constant pressure on the helm to maintain course and if I need to adjust something and need to hands I try to tuck it under my rump and leg a bit to hold it otherwise I start to turn upwind. In heavier winds it can turn quite quickly. I understand why having some could be good if you fall off the boat or something or lose the tiller but it sure can put a strain on my grip and forearm after a bit.[/quote]

Something is wrong. you should not have so much helm that you are having it tug out of your hands. either your rake is extreme, or your blades aren't angled in correct, or your hulls are out of alignment, or your jib is wrong (height, angle, its upside-down?), or your hulls are on backwards, something is out of whack if you have extreme lea or weather helm and can't fix it (or you own a aqua-cat)

most people want a small amount of weather helm to round your cat up in the event you fall off... drop the stick,  break your extension cross-bar, etc. the amount of helm (when set close to neutral) will fluctuate with things like speed, up vs. downwind, travel etc...

i personally have almost neutral helm and prefer that due to when i am dousing my spinnaker, the last thing i want is to round up while i am snuffing (as i would then have my spin tangled in all my stays)

Disclaimer: never owned a prindle/nacra

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