Yes Jeff, had I better known three years ago, when I was designing and building my cat, what I know now.
I wouldn't have given the hulls near the front beam a freeboard of 60 cm and/or I should certainly have invented some kind of foldable something on the beam or hull.

I could not foresee that moment that my shoulders start so soon detoriating so much!
To adapt this now, is a lot of more work, but maybe it should finally come to that kind of solutions.

I'm still pondering about more sturdy looking solutions. There is ofcourse some mental barrier to take.



So far I learned for the solution to be:

-simple and strong and water-fixed for incoming waves round the cat

-it has to made ready within seconds after climbing on the hull in the water and before the start of the uprighting.

-after the uprighting it has to function also for keeping the cat stabilized in big waves.

-also it has to function as a grabbing facility for avoiding the cat to sweep through after the initial uprighting.

Looking in the past I expect to use it only max once a year, but when I use it, it has to function! Still choosing a difficult but 100% working system doesn't win it for a simple 70% working system.
I think.