Mark - I think you may be right on the keel. It sure looks like the std. keel shape, then just cut short and a wing added. I'll have to make some measurements one of these days and compare. I'm not sure that accounts for the extra 950 lbs though, especially considering the missing furniture.
Her previous name, maybe with the original owner, was Blitz. We have a couple early owners' names on some papers somewhere but, of course, I can't find them.
Since I don't think the mast is taller, the boom must be lower to get the extra foot for "P." The rig is off, but there is what I think is a spar-tite collar. I measure 46 inches from the top of the spar-tite, pretty close to deck level, to the gooseneck pin. Does anybody know the distance from deck to boom on a standard 38-200? I am worried that we won't be able to move the traveler back to the cabin top, and if we do are we going to be able to fit a dodger under the main sheet?
Second question is about the mast. With only in-line lower shrouds do the running back stays become critical for mast support or are they mostly just fun strings to pull to play with sail tuning?
Mike