The only thing I would recommend is to make sure you have a good support base under the deck attachment. I was on a boat a few years ago that had the removeable forestay and it had been added as an after-market. As I inspected the v-berth area, I noticed cracking on both sides of the head liner. It occurred to me that there was nothing under the deck attachment so any upward force on the removeable forestay, was transferred only to the deck. An article in a T37 newletter years ago showed how to add a brace that attached to the forward hull under the v-berth. In this way, the upward force was on the hull, not the deck.
As for sails, I switched from a heavy 130 to a lighter 140 roller furling on my T37. I now find that I am sailing a lot of the time with it rolled in to a 130, and rolled to a 110 in heavier air. The point is, that I only use the full 140 in air under about 10 knots. After that I am heeled to much and not on my best lines.
Mark
_________________ Mark T37 #315, Celtic Lady Muskegon, MI
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