We are considering putting a rig on our DD44 now that the interior work is well along. I'm leaning toward the balanced rig with placement over the forward edge of the pilothouse or just in front of the pilothouse. One of the posts mentioned "ballast to specs" - was this experimentally determined or is there a formula? The mast we have organized is 40'long and heavy construction. If necessary to avoid adding ballast to our already hefty vessel (64,000 lbs) we could cut it down, but if she'll stand up to it OK we'd use it as is. Thanks for any comments or advice,
Ric [martini@maui.net]