"Mast Rake is determined by shroud setting and jib halyard tension."
[color:"blue"]Matt, yes I understand that. However if I attach the shrouds in the lowest adjuster hole, and tighten up the jib halyard so that I have a fairly firm luff - my mast is pretty vertical [/color]
"The distance between the mainsheet blocks (older blocks are stacked, newer ones are "low profile and allow more rake) determines how much rake you can get on a boat. Adjust the shrouds then tension the jib halyard."
[color:"blue"]I feel I must be missing something here - besides having too long shrouds, even though I just bought them.[/color]
[color:"blue"]The jib sheeting info from Howard and you is also helpful, but doesn't solve my problem. I have a foot of sheet between my non low profile blocks, even when I put all 220 lbs into it. Thanks for all your feedback! [/color]