stays chain plates?

NA = Naval Architect. You can also search for marine engineering firms or rig designers.

 

Awesome thank you, this si a good and safe start I think

 

Without more knowledge of SeaMaster's boatbuilding experience I might be overstepping the mark to suggest doing absolutely nothing until a complete plan of action has been formulated.Not only with respect to rig attachment but to every aspect of the boat.Are there holes that need to be cut through furniture for fuel or water pipes or an exhaust?Skin fittings to locate and install?Spend a day or so listing all the things that need to be in place and then plan the order of making it happen.I have seen the difficulty of adding warm air heating ducts to a boat that was 95% complete as well as what happens if cutting a hole through a bulkhead leads to a holesaw going through an engine wiring loom.

With a component as critical as chainplates,it will be essential to verify that nobody has done anything like cutting large holes in bulkheads in the vicinity of the chainplates and you need to see what the designer intended for forestay attachment.With care and good planning there is a good boat to be had at the end of the project.

 

very wise words Wet Feet. I'm not new to furniture, floor and bulkhead tear down and building with in mind plumbing and electrical. To your point, the vessel has all the tanks and plumbing done, Electrical is 80% done just because I'm re-arranging some of the interior layouts. What I'm lacking of experience is anything above deck especially on a sail boat and ow critical some of the above deck structures are, keeping in mind that that also will at some level affect the cabin as well. I will definitely get a professional on site before I move forward with anything related to standing rigging.

 

I would only talk with NA’s who have sailboat experience, a lot of Florida NA are powerboat designers (not that there’s anything wrong with that, just go with someone who has done similar work in the past)