Hello all.

I recently bought this boat with the intention of doing the conversion. The current gaff rig is tired. The spruce mast is questionable. 
This is not a Benford Dory, but a heavy full keel boat. 
I’ve ordered the practical junk rig book but don’t have it yet. Happily, I see this very boat on the cover, in line drawing, with a junk rig.

I expect to build a new mast and step it about two feet forward of the current position. I will need to add beefy partners and floor timbers etc.
I have questions about all of that.

I will start with pictures of the existing rig and the junk rig shown on the cover of the book.