Yes, I've made a system that pivots in the center. If you have the control cables come to the sides of the wings and then thread them to the center of the pivot and forward to a bulkhead, you can put the footbraces on a rail so they can be adjusted. I show this system in my book.

> OK. I recall a system shown in Woodenboat I think, which was basically a
> wing arrangement on a center pivot which was braced to the deck and the
> hull. This transferred all the force of bracing into the hull, but allowed
> the rudder to be used at the same time. It's major drawback was that it
> was not adjustable for different people. Is that the idea? Also, I have
> the opportunity to run the cables before the deck goes on. I think I can
> get them almost perfectly straight, which should eliminate local wear
> spots.