Ok - so to much pre-bend will prevent you from adjusting the forestay. Mast rake tightens the forestay not pre-bending the mast. Pre-Bending the mast makes the mast shorter and forces lower section of the mast forward (think of squeezing a small straw between your fingers it bulges and gets shorter). For kicks loosen your rig to take the prebend out and leave equal pressure on the shrouds (try 25 on Loos) see how tight your forestay is now and then you should see that the backstay is more effective. You may also need to adjust the length of the backstay to make it more/less effective. Then tighten up the rig and watch the forestay so it does not go to slack. If it is too slack then tighten your lowers to remove the pre-bend.
The right amount of sag is based on the cut of your sail, windspeed and halyard tension.
David
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[This message has been edited by dbows (edited 05-21-2008).]
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