Have you done this w/ your boat, Judy? Has anyone else with P19s from
the era of ours?
You are indisputably correct about the tuning (static and dynamic) of
a fractional rig, but I have always been hesitant to try dynamic mast
bending on Ursa Minor. Have you noticed the section on that mast? It's
positively _massive_ for the application, far larger and stiffer than
on comparable boats. I wonder if it wouldn't take entirely too much
stay tension to effect an appreciable bend. Or at least way too much
to be categorized as safe. Did your rigger take this into account?
Regards,
Bill Combs
WWP 19 #439 (Aug 1987)
"Ursa Minor"
Fort Walton Beach FL
ttursine@gnt.net