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I have a 1999 F 35 with radar mast on transom - it has two additional ss braces not shown

Also - the boom brake would be awesome for purposefully jibbing, under control - coming back into sf bay from outside, going near city front and jibbing more north, eg., - take the danger out of jibbing with these huge mains! Let you know, doing this in September ….

Good points Mike! I don’t have a gun mount to attempt to work that downwind magic. I plan on next rigging a boom brake - has anyone tried this? My preference is to use the Winchard boom brake - two blocks attached to the toe rail adjacent the mast, with jibe control lines running to blocks in the co...

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Thought I’d share a video of GoodWay II after all work completed- brief vid

https://youtube.com/shorts/H2r_ztkJ3Io?feature=share

Most unique bow sprit on this earth love it and your work! Keep going!

https://youtube.com/shorts/FTzlqsHXGRc?feature=share

Short video link of completed nonskid kiwigrip

I just did my bottom on my F35 (P) - I used a calculator I found online based on length and beam - it was right on - I used 2 coats of Pettit Trinidad HD - used a little more than 3/4 g per coat. Yours is probably .7 g per coat I think. ( don’t know where the calculator is !)

Sailing 61 north - the bowsprit is awesome!

IMG_1131.jpeg Have 6 sections left - will hopefully do 2 tomorrow and then must wait a couple weeks Definitely a technique is involved to get the right texture - again a couple of sections were way too aggressive. When I’m done I’ll sand those tips off (no tapping off required) and lightly apply a ...