Richard,
Your website is great, your boat selection and purchase explanations address many questions have have populated Sailnet threads in recent weeks and should be required reading for first time buyers. If Sailnet had a FAQs page, you site should be the first link. I plan to read it all...
It was also a delight to see a boat maintained in the condition of
Libations Too, you can't be spending too much time just enjoying libations...One question - how did you produce the bright interior teak finish - is this
varnish? This is my next big project, but hopefully no
varnish...
Your page mentions improving your night
lighting. On my CS the light fixtures in the galley and chart table area are dual white/red, you might change the existing fitures rather than add additional. Here's an example
http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?...20422&id=64138
As to trimming your storm
jib, you should find that the clew is so high that it'll trim to the existing track or rail. I do believe that there is a best location for the inner forestay that provdes for the proper balance/flow between the storm
jib and the triple reef main. I don't know how to figure this location, but on my 36 the inner forestay fitting is about three feet aft of the forestay. This location also allows the tang to be sistered to the bulkhead forming the back of the
anchor locker, providing a more sturdy attachment than a deck plate. Here's a prior thread on the subject
http://www.sailnet.com/forums/jeanne...light=forestay
Finally given how you use your boat, have you looked at adding an inside
jib track? Such a track would give you a few extra degree of pointing and does affect any rating...sort of free performance.
Goodluck living the dream.
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