Matt: I understand your concern about the nature of the posts. In my case however, my response was pretty well on target. I spent the last year re-rigging a Jupiter 31 that came out like a showpiece. I took the boat to Matson to have it shipped to Maui and they proceeded to drop something very heavy on it. The boat was a total loss. So, I went back to South Florida in August and bought a replacement for it. The replacement boat is shown in the two pictures below. I have done something that may well be considered a travesty. I removed the t-top and am replacing it with an arch! I am primarily a diver and shade is the number one requirement while suiting up. Otherwise you sweat to death before you get in the water.
So here's a shot of the freshly buffed rear corner of the boat where I just finished filling some gel coat scratches. You can also see the 208's. The next shot is probably the only picture taken of a Venture 34 with an arch. The arch that is sitting there is a mock up for figuring out height and width.
