No problem crusing, these should be on the top of your list:
1. Boom kicker
2. Slugs on the main
3. Cam Cleat on the mast about 1 foot from the exit plate for each halyard.
4. Self-tailing winches
5. Fine-tune for the mainsheet
6. Doubling the purchase of the vang to 8:1 or 12:1
7. Tune the rig for the smaller headsail - this will greatly reduce the weather helm
8. Maybe go to #3 on the roller until your "crew" gets comfortable sailing the boat
All these things helped me get the boat to not be a handful for cruising.
DB
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