"If we're getting picky about weight why not carbon".

Did that.
Broke that."

Ive have carbon cross tiller and extension tiller on both my mossies now so like 6 seasons or so and havent had a problem with breakage and have been left hanging off cross tiller several times when pitch poling.

"Sixth Element"
1782 MK2 w/spinnaker.
Lake Bonney Y.C.
National Sec. / S.A President / S.A Measurer / Commodore LBYC