Think hard on how you are going to use the boat. This should be the first determinate of how you will,proceed. She a great design. If you are going to be a weekend and vacation sailor keep the mast and furling system. If you are going to do PHRF change everything out. If you are going long term cruising go to some version of slab reefing and a main with battens and roach.
Have nothing but headaches with in mast. Not a fan. For transits you will have new crew on the boat.even if you teach them they may not learn and screw it up and jam it. Loss of roach means your slower. Longer passages. Weight in the mast from the mandril and sail is just bad. If the mandril breaks you are screwed royally.
Never had a boat with in mast.never will.have crewed on several boats with them. Maybe Amels got it right but all other owners were disappointed either with function or loss of speed.
Still for daysailing or short hops it's great. Just a second to get sail out so more sailing and more going out by yourself when you just have a hour or two.
Have nothing but headaches with in mast. Not a fan. For transits you will have new crew on the boat.even if you teach them they may not learn and screw it up and jam it. Loss of roach means your slower. Longer passages. Weight in the mast from the mandril and sail is just bad. If the mandril breaks you are screwed royally.
Never had a boat with in mast.never will.have crewed on several boats with them. Maybe Amels got it right but all other owners were disappointed either with function or loss of speed.
Still for daysailing or short hops it's great. Just a second to get sail out so more sailing and more going out by yourself when you just have a hour or two.
