[quote=jlooby]As an aging post back surgery H17 sailor who also had wings on a Bimare F18HT, I love wings but I would prefer folding wings ala my 1st H18SX. Having wings extend far back is beneficial for me as I can push boat and dig the bow in and with a footstrap aft, ride it out rather than pitchpole.
Now I would not go with the H17 design but having said that, if that is your intent, you can wrap pvc in carbon or even use a carbon sleeve over the pvc (see YouTube where they make bowsprits/booms that way and I did this for my F25C boarding ladder) and the length of the tube and H17 insert if snug would likely be ok. (Note I also wrapped carbon fiber windsurf masts for my F25C net rails). Again, if I was going this route which again I probably wouldn't, I would bed the bottom in carbon and add a full bulkhead top to bottom keep tube in place because this is post-production. With this approach, you're going to need inspection ports in front of and behind bulkheads (although you could reseal the area w/carbon or fiberglass) and the bulkheads will need holes in the bottom to allow water to be drained aft.
James the slow ... and based on the above sailor's posts I can now blame the wings - :)[/quote]
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