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Nice work Jon.

Our nets knock down a lot of spray. Normally the spray comes off the center and leeward hulls, and the windward hull is out of the water. The net knocks down most of what comes off the center hull, and the spray from the leeward hull is downwind of the cockpit. We sometimes get some spray when the windward hull catches a wave top, but the dodger handles that. If I wanted to rig weather cloths I'd have to add extra lines (perhaps 1/4" dyneema) from the forward end of the aft rails to the cabin side, as there are no lifelines or rails alongside the cockpit. It wouldn't be worth it, and it would create a hazard when stepping over them to go forward. No need for lifelines there because of the nets, which are about 6-7 feet wide.

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