Thanks for that Talbot... the height in particular is a good point I feel.... my davits are high enough, that if I can crank the tender up as high as possible, the keel of the tender will be 3' off the water, so I think i've some room for maneouvre.... I guess if we were on a very long passage, we may well stow the tender on the foredeck anyway rather than do extended passage making with it hung off the stern...
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