I have thought about that as well, and that was the original plan.

The reason I askled, is that many of the retro fits I have seen with this apllication has been with holes drilled through the front of the bow to hold pole centered on the boat, and to keep the pole from flexing when under load. As for the pole flexing, I beleive that the NA bridle foil will solve that problem.

Any other thoughts out there?

Also, is there a need to raise the bridal foil a few inches?