To Alan Re-read your post and the meaning of whisker stay became obvious (even to this slow student!)--short wires from tip of sprit to...
To PAR & Alan Thanks for info--these are exactly the kind of things that I need to know about. WRT PAR's query: The foredeck is (IMHO) too...
I have a 32' Center Cockpit O'day (bermuda rig sloop with roller furling added by previous owner). I'm interested in doing two major mods to this...