Mike
Good to have your input! I really like the idea of a full batten main on cars. Conjurs up visions of smoooooth action. I am a bit leary to put any more holes in this mast. It allready has a bunch of holes in it from what looks like tangs for a fractioal rig of maybe running backstays. Makes me think this might not be the original mast. The sheave looks just like the manual and the mast head has the numbers 113 scribed in it but I guess one could do that to any mast. I'd hate to take the slide off and find all sorts of additional holes hidden behind it. I'm assuming that one can only put so many holes in the surface before it is weakened considerably. That's probably not a big deal for you guys on the coast because you can find a spar in everybody's back yard, around here it'd be a big PIA. The other concern I have regarding a change over is the fact that 113's main has only three seasons on it and I don't think I could justify springing for a new one. Bee's wax eh?