Block Arrangements for shrouds

Question I meant to ask at the time, does the hydraulic gear count towards you're all-up weight for measurement purposes in an Albi, I'm assuming it must do as it can't be that light?

What's that thing of aesthetic beauty surrounded by dead wood and old canvas?

Come on GRF, if you really want to adjust the whole lot, go for hydraulic rams - get rid of the pulleys completely........leave the pulleys to boring old 505'ers like me.

Originally posted by G.R.F. No, I tend if anything to rake it forward more than aft, it benefits it's light wind performance, then we're using a bigger sail than the rest of you and when it's windy change down. (windsurfer mentality)

The 7525 dimension is remarkably upright as most pictures will show, so no area gain by going further forward.  I suggested that moving for or aft is usually detrimental. Out of interest do you hang the rig to windward in a blow to reduce area and increase lift.
I'm looking forward to watching you sailing the V Twin!

Originally posted by Daniel Holman Although in defence of the complex systems, I think they were "invented" about 40 years ago in FDs, so you had olympic standard sailors sailing 1hr beats / 3h races in tin rigged boats with stretchy billowy dacron rags.

On the FD the genoa/jib was all important and the leach tension critical, thus the necessity for a variable rake rig since the jib clew was right at the deck.

As is said above a modern dinghy should not need a variable mast rake. Graeme, have you required to alter the mast rake on your AltO for diferent wind conditions.  Myself and others have found that to stray far from the 7525mm dimension then the pointing and performance suffers what ever the weather. As you have found it is a very well balanced boat.