Peter Wiley wrote:

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I think I'll alter the rig on my 12' daysailer and add a small
bowsprit. The jib is pretty cactus anyway and bowsprits are so useful
for ramming once you get your shop guys to make up a custom s/steel
machined cap with pointy end. I know I'll change the C/E but who
cares?

The docking probe. The kneecapper. The finer point. The
speaker-to-Noelexes. You don't have to change the C/E. What you
need is to get back into balance AND double your sail area by
converting the main to low-aspect gaff, then you can have an
extra long main boom to hit them with if by some chance the
docking probe misses.

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Flying Tadpole

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