Check out Brion Toss web site.
http://www.briontoss.com/


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Voyager [mailto:sander06 # earthlink.net]
> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 1:16 PM
> To: Baba, Panda and Tashiba List
> Subject: Re: [baba] Mast Rake
> Importance: High
>
> Could you tell us who Brion Toss is? My rigger is from Belgium with the
> name
> of Dam.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shane Wilson" <vermeerasia # hotmail.com>
> To: "Baba, Panda and Tashiba List" <baba # list.sailjazz.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 12:36 PM
> Subject: RE: [baba] Mast Rake
>
>
> >I just had my Panda 40 hull 129 re-rigged and replaced the rotten mast
> >step. On the advice of my rigger, Brion Toss, I moved the mast base aft
> an
> >inch or so to give the mast a better curve when the rig is fully tuned.
> >Brion would have like even more that an inch aft, but I couldn't go back
> >any further due to the design of my new step. So, the mast no longer
> sits
> >upright under slack rigging, but actually tilts forward a bit at the
> >masthead.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Shane Wilson
> > Panda 40 S/V Muse
> > Port Townsend, WA
> >
> >>From: Richard Cassano <rcassano # optonline.net>
> >>Reply-To: "Baba, Panda and Tashiba List" <baba # list.sailjazz.com>
> >>To: "Baba, Panda and Tashiba List" <baba # list.sailjazz.com>
> >>Subject: RE: [baba] Mast Rake
> >>Date: Thu, 05 May 2005 03:32:38 -0400
> >>
> >>On Tashiba 40, hull # 160 the mast is straight up - no rake. I asked
> about
> >>this when the standing rigging was replaced a few years ago and was told
> >>it
> >>was the correct setup for this boat. There is a hydraulic back stay so
> we
> >>can bend the mast aft when close hauled.
> >>Rich Cassano, Gray Eagle, Oyster Bay, NY
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: Steve Sullivan [mailto:scsullivan # mchsi.com]
> >> > Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 8:28 PM
> >> > To: Baba, Panda and Tashiba List
> >> > Subject: [baba] Mast Rake
> >> > Importance: High
> >> >
> >> > Re-setting my mast for the first time and was wondering what amount
> of
> >> > mast rake you have found optimal on a Baba 40? The setting before
> >> > taking
> >> > the mast down last fall was around 2 degrees or about 14"+ measured
> at
> >>the
> >> > boom gooseneck from the back of the mast to a halyard hanging from
> the
> >> > mast head. This seems a little much for a cruiser. Also, has anyone
> >> > noticed the mast step (or possibly the partners) positioned off-
> center
> >> > athwartships? Your thought will be appreciated. Thanks.
> >> >
> >> > Steve Sullivan
> >> > s/v Tamboura
> >> > Baba 40, 144
> >> >
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