Offshore In a northstar 1000?

[Hobosailor]

How much stock do you guys put Into the capsize screening formula? (For this boat it's 1.9). From everything I have read this boat seems like it was made to go off shore but I haven't tested it in heavy weather yet and the cockpit feels very exposed for my liking. I wanted to update the rigging, get new sails, and add some electronics (water maker auto tiller chart plotter etc) and new safety gear, and take it from Vancouver Island to Mexico and beyond in a few years. Is this possible or should I look for a different boat?