I am jealous! i spent the weekend house bound with hand damage after using a slim sheet and cutting them up. I think I am about 80kg at present.
Before I committed to this project I had a look around for an H17 and could not find one. Then I thought what the hell I have no F16s or Taipans to race against... take what I can from H17 and remain lighter on the beach. I am really enjoying the rebuild as I bet you did and I bet you love the result of your work.
The set up you have looks very much like my style and I am very happy I have it in the mix.
How do you find the rolled reacher with windage and if you can be bothered, no hurry, I would love a photo of the reacher system as the link you gave me is not very clear and I can't find a better shot of it.
I am pitching my boat for 8/15 and imagine it will be happy in those winds.
I am clear the speeds will be quicker than I am used to but also I am having many periods on my boats in high winds where everything seems to be in slow motion so am ready for the jump.