After much umming and ahhhhing we have decided to go with a fixed bowsprit for hull no.1 - This was not the original intention; the carbon tube we aquired for the sprit just didn't look man enough for the job... We did consider beefing up the section and recutting the launch tube, etc, etc but in the end thought it would be quicker and easier to run extra uni-directional carbon fibre on the outside rather than cut and shut our exising work. We can also support it further with the bow i.e. a fixed sprit (also we had some spare carbon). The intention is to mechanically fix the sprit (bolt on/off) so we can remove for trailering and stowing. This is probably the most technical piece of work that we will attempt on the boat and assume that subsequent boats will likely use a retracting sprit.
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