Re my bow mod - overall, yes I am happy with it. It was a challenge to come up with a good solution given the limited space and integration with the forestay and bow chocks (which are now 6" further aft). Drawings are in onshape if you want to duplicate it or base a new design off of it: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/87319ac0373461e07d9c3465/w/8092d805cb5db461fce8cc09/e/94229b4df81f5f30af53d096 It wasn't cheep to have one off manufactured and anodized (~$2900 in 2020). It didn't end up fitting perfectly but as each boat is probably a little different some shims or adjustments are likely par for the course. Having an anchor roller is very nice! I would go with the Ronca or standard Mantus M1 rather than a Mantus M2 if I was to do it again - I was concerned about the metal loop on top interfering, but I don't think it actually would be an issue.
The asym tack point works ok and I can jibe it inside but the angle of the plate (very short bowsprit) isn't ideal as the load is vertical and I just continued the bow angle up. I ended up adding a high strength screw eye for the tack block and it isn't far enough forward to clear the pulpit for a top-down furler which is a shame - using a sock is challenging when it is windy. A true bowsprit that extends out several feet straight forward would be significantly better. I could potentially attach one on the opposite side from the anchor with a brace further back on the deck. I intentionally didn't want to make the boat longer than ~34' as the marina fees would increase. Probably some sort of retractable bowsprit would be the way to go (along the lines of what Sailing Uma did). Nathan
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