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I'd say an alloy tube section with thick enough walls should be pretty much bulletproof, although the Spirited has a composite forebeam, so it's likely preferable that the prodder breaks easier than the attachment points.
Instead of hinging upward, have you though about hinging it sideways? Some friends have their prodder set up this way, and it allows more versatility from their sails.
For running deep they can move the tack of the sail to windward, and for close reaching they move the tack to leeward. I've seen it in action and it works really well, I intend to copy it.
And it still allows you to shorten the boat.
How long have you been building? How far have you got with the boat? Any photo's? Maybe one day I can drop in for a look?
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