I am going to turn the old girl into a sloop I need the room not the mast at the moment.( mizzen will go into storage for at least ten years)
I intend to replace it with a longer boom by around 70 cm Id say that would be the difference where the mast sits normally on a sail master on top of the cabin. from where mine sits above the main bulk head
While talking to my sail maker on the phone he said will you remove the bow spit . I said no but after the phone conversation I thought maybe as I still have to swag and buy the wire for my rigging should I change the position of the Genoa mounting to to the bow of the boat instead on the end of the bow spit in doing that I would help the CE I think its called ( position of the mast ) with the possibility then
to use later style spinnaker that could be use off the bow spit forward of the Genoa .