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    Fitting a bowsprit

    Nov 05, 2020 2 minutes

    Using the spinnaker halyard, determine the best length for the bowsprit – this is usually decided by your pulpit design. I could have mounted the bowsprit forward or aft of the forward edge of the pulpit. I wasn’t keen on the pole being in the pulpit because

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