G'day,
> I haven't seen mention of some of the issues with proas having
> interchangeable bows. I assume these have all been solved, but I am curious
> how:
> 1) bow and stern lights - red and green have to be reversed after shunting.
> I assume duplicate sets of lights, but it is a manual operation to remember
> each time?
Duplicate, on a rotating stub mast, or removable. All are more
complex than a non shunter. Easy enough to make it automatic, if you
prefer complex over simple.
> 2) autopilots - don't these get really confused after a shunt? Do they also
> need to be duplicated? (expensive)
Maybe. I don't know enough about them, but if they can handle tacking
, they should be able to handle shunting, although you will need to
disconnect for the shunt, so easy enough to hook up the other rudder
post shunt.
> 3) radar/chartplotters
Should not bother them. North, and the direction the boat is heading
are the same on all boats.
> 4) masthead lights? i think i saw a post somewhere that rob mentioned he
> didn't care for masthead lights, although a central tube up the masts could
> be mounted to keep the lights from rotating with the mast, but where else
> can you put the lights without the sails obscuring them?
I don't like these on any boat, but they are especially a problem on
unstayed and rotating masts. I like little folding masts just
outboard of the beams, high enough to clear the windward hull.
regards,
Rob
> Thanks!
> - Gardner Pomper
> York, PA
>
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