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I'm no expert, by any means, but please keep in mind the "slot" that gives  
the main sail its wind. The 175 sets up the wind that hits the main sail. 
Any  changes to the main sail (ie: longer boom and more sail area) would 
affect the  slot, thusly affecting the handling characteristics of the R22.
When I received one of the first vertical battened  main sails, I was  able 
to sail with another R22 on our lake and I can tell you that there was an  
improvement in my hull speed compared to the other boat. It could have been 
my  vast experience sailing the R22 or it could have been that the sail made 
the  difference.
My recommendation to R22 sailors is to first sail your boat for several  
seasons, learning the boat and all the adjustments that are available before 
you  make any drastic changes based on your prior experiences with other 
boats. There  is a huge learning curve with the R22. I've owned my hull for 
twenty years now  and I'm always learning (or relearning) things.

Rummy

In a message dated 4/16/2013 10:43:43 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
LKUHN at cnmc.org writes:

Patrick,

I doubt that I'd change to the fat-rigged IMF but I  am very interested in
it.  Having a mainsail the size of a king-sized  bed sheet and a Genoa 
that's
twice its size is a bit unusual.  Even so  I often have too much sail out 
for
my boat than too little.  With the  boom up I need to reef the mainsail on a
close reach if the wind gets near  12 knots.

I prefer to sail with the poptop open and the boom up, and I  assume the
fat-rig boom could catch on the backstays unless rigged  differently.

You mentioned that you plan on installing hardware on the  cabintop to sheet
inside the stays.  I'm confident that will take care  of your pointing
issues.  The closer to the mast the tighter you can  pull the sail.

This only works for me if there's enough wind to get  some heel.  In light
wind you may need a well-noursihed crew hiking  out to leeward to get
adequate heel to point well.

If you barely  have enough wind to inflate the 175 then it will get hung-up
during the  tack.  Prior to the tack just reef it back to about 120% and it
will  pull itself over.  It doesn't take a lot of wind to prevent the  175
from getting hung-up, but when you have that much wind you usually  don't
need that much headsail.

Good luck!

Lee
1986  Rhodes22  AT EASE
Kent Island, MD

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