Everyone calls it a knee knocker, but I like it, I am all leggs, so when I am sitting my feet rest against the bar and my backside sits on the hull perfect for light air hiking.

The bow foil I made so I could lower the jib and not loose so much sail area when I cut the leech off to allow for the self tacker. I took the standard jib and cut it down to about a 90%. Works pretty well considering I am a composite guy not a sail maker. The bow foil is laid up using carbon fiber soxs over a foam core, then I melted the core away. The Pelican Strike (up right post) is solid carbon fiber. I layed it up with 20 layers of fabric then vaccuum bagged it. It has a mechanical and epoxy bond to the foil. There is a machined adjustable stainless rod in the up right to allow for adjustment of the cable. More then you wanted to know, oh well.

A work in progress,

Carl
Saylor Specialties
www.saylorspecialties.com