06-21-2011
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"Fairhaven" Formosa 41
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Anacortes PNW
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Can a good rig make a bad hull go to weather?
Recently my faithful tender "Joey" passed away after 25 years of service. A winter storm caused our boat to list enough that he rubbed against a piling while on our davits in a spot that could not be repaired. May he rest in peace. 
Our new tender is a used/abused 10foot livingston with a "sail kit". Apparently livingston did sail kits for a short while. There isn't much useful or left of the sail kit, but I was planning on rigging it for sail in any case.
My question is really, what rig should I put on the livingston? The hull shape is not ideal for going to weather (though should have a lot of initial stability). Should I try and compensate for the poor weatherly performance of the tender with a marconi sloop rig and a headsail?
Alternately, if she's not going to go to weather regardless, I may consider a sunfish sail (lateen rig) or even a junk rig for their ease of use.
Thoughts on rigging my livingson for sail?
Medsailor
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