The tapered cone and seat should be fine, that's quite similar to the orginal design. How will you attach the new/moved hounds? Just rivets into the tube makes me nervous, although that may be how the factory issue is attached. I sure wouldn't lower the hounds and have more unsupported mast above. And if you were to raise them, wouldn't you want to reconfigure the diamonds too? And then you've probably changed the mast bend characteristics, not a problem if you can have a main built to fit.

Last edited by davefarmer; 12/17/12 10:36 PM.