Thanks Brion. He was saying that the jumper struts would interfere with the spinnaker or drifter. I was a bit confused I guess just knowing that most people use these rigs unmodified.
I could also use a spinnaker on the fractional height of the jib halyard too, I think.
I'm not sure that I need a staysail either. My only thought is that I'm paying quite a bit to get the rig down, replace standing rigging, etc. So I thought this would be the winter to do anything that needed to be done rig wise. I'm hoping to do a big trip next summer to some pretty remote places so wanted everything to be really solid.
I was wondering about drilling out the rivets on the mast sleeve, being able to examine the sleeved area and then reinstalling with machine screws.
Anyway, thanks for your thoughts, much appreciated.
Paul
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