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3 3/4” longer forestay is our new max length. Your results may vary...Some assembly required.

3 3/4” longer forestay is our new max length. Your results may vary...Some assembly required.

This pic is 3 3/4” longer forestay. a I C 24 has 2 9/16 longer forestay. The gray mast behind is a Olsen 30 with no rake.

This pic is 3 3/4” longer forestay. a I C 24 has 2 9/16 longer forestay. The gray mast behind is a Olsen 30 with no rake.

The fixed length forestay rule helped Ruin the class. Blueprinting the boat moving keels, shortening rudders, masts all cause the stupid forestay. If the class with std. sails won’t take off then we will roachout the main and use our masthead express 27 spinnaker.

Yes true, but we want to use std. J 24 sails too rebuild the class. The eX 24 is points very high and fast as we configured even in the lite stuff.

Thx for your uninformed opinion, CA J 24 fleets are dead. Good boats can be had for under $4000 with trailers.

For you sissys you can punch a flatting reef grommet in or shorten the leech like a J 22. "Magic Pony" bike helmets also work. BTW the CA J 24 fleets are dead and good boats with trailers can be had for less than $4000.

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6 degrees rake is becoming the AP setting. Took 1” out of the forestay. Using a Home Depot plastic adjustable framing or truss square. 9/2018 update. Old pic. Mast rake is now 5 degrees or 3” longer than max will be the AP setting for now. She points very high and is deadly fast 12 knots and under. We ditched the pinching backstay adjuster for a block on backstay and bridle rope on a 6 to 1 harken. Also removed the fwd deck chocks to get more mast bend.

A Dave Perry tuning guide you can use for the eX 24 https://www.ussailing.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IC24.pdf

That is a good option for some fleets to start. But a lighter boat with more rake is faster and more fun. The offshore height stanchions and winches make it uncomfortable to sail. Take the primary’s off and its amazingly comfortable. Check out the I C 24, the eX 24 is a cheaper I C 24.

This is a good Dave Perry tuning guide for the eX 24 even though it was written for a IC 24. https://www.ussailing.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IC24.pdf

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That is a good option for some fleets to start. But a lighter boat with more rake is faster and more fun. The offshore height stanchions and winches make it uncomfortable to sail. Take the primary’s off and its amazingly comfortable. Check out the I C 24, the eX 24 is a cheaper I C 24.