Appreciate the feedback.
Treilley- Yea, I spend a fair amount of time on those sites. Lots of good general info there, but not much on racing the boat.
Zz4gta- We’ve got a ton of work to do from a crew perspective. We’re running a 144 phrf and really can’t even sail to that. We know of one other Irwin 39 here in the State that has a 126 and wins. Tomorrow, weather permitting, we are bringing on a pro to help tune the
rigging. Once that’s done, it’s all about us. New main last year, new 135% genny this year (both are Pentax, Mylar/Kevlar), feathering prop this year, new traveler, new Genoa lead tracks and cars, rigid vang…no excuses left, got to be us.
Seems I didn’t take any pics when the mast was down. I need to send someone up to adjust the windex anyway, I’ll have him snap a few while he’s up there.
I assume the crane would have to be a custom fab. Easy enough, plenty of machinists here at work that owe me a favor. The question then becomes how much load would be on it. (40 footer with an appropriate size asym).
I keep looking at the bow and wondering how I would put on a sprit or get a block out there. Have a look:
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