Deck or Keel stepped mast?

[gwes]

Happy New Year and thank you for the feed back! I have met Todd and toured CGMW up in Port Townsend back in Oct. We were very impressed with the craftsmanship that goes into his boats. If you get a chance check out the 45' cutter they are currently building.
Although my tendency is to keep the Cape George 36 as the sailplan shows I'm keeping an open mind about the mast location, size etc. because I'm in the unique position of simplifying the rig.
Fair winds, Wes Hoffschildt