[C38] Whisker pole suggestions

[Pierre Patino]

Hello people

Thanks for the very good information. I just "wasted" two hours poring over
the recommendations from Forespar and I think I understand the bits I need.
I agree with Ray's pole length assessment. My partner however suggested we
get a longer pole in case we'd ever want to use it as a spinnaker pole. I'm
not sure that's possible of even desirable (a testament of our ignorance
and incompetence). We are not racers but we like to tinker.

I think the pole-stowing is the way to go. I hadn't thought about the track
length and I thank Ray for pointing it out. I assumed my mast's track
length must be the same as everyone's. I don't know how that's decided at
new-boat purchase time but I certainly wasn't part of the process. I'm
getting on the bosun's chair this weekend anyway for other repairs and will
measure it.

There's a site which is quoting around $1800 for pole, chocks and car (not
counting shipping). That's about 600 pints of beer or 150 standard happy
hour evenings...




On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 7:17 AM, Ray Torok <torok13731 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Pierre,
>
> At a recent boat show I asked the Forespar rep about this.  He steered me
> to the next size smaller version of the one you are looking at - part no.
> 402200.  This is also the one that the selection guide on the Forespar
> website likes http://www.forespar.com/whisker2011.shtml#C_LIST
>
>  It telescopes out to 22 feet, which seems like plenty for anything I
> would do, and is significantly lighter than the 403200 (27 lbs. vs. 38
> lbs.).
>
> The Forespar guy also liked the idea of stowing it on the mast, as you
> never have to carry the whole thing around on the foredeck with the ends
> banging around, and never have to carry the full weight of it.  However,
> the track on my mast is not long enough to stow even the 402200 against the
> mast.  He suggested adding track at the top, which is probably what I will
> do.  It means drilling and tapping while hanging in a bosun's chair, but
> should be doable.
>
> On the Forespar website, it says the 'ring' style mast cars cannot be used
> for vertical stowing against the mast.
> http://www.forespar.com/products/sail-mast-car.shtml
>
> That drives you to the T-125-S mast car, which is pretty pricey, and the
> 402201 pole, which has the inboard end fitting that goes with the T-125-S.
>
> I suggest you go over all this with the Forespar folks before buying
> anything.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Ray
> C38 #37
> Thira
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 12:11 PM, Pierre Patino <pierre.patino at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hello gurus
>>
>> I'm about to buy my first whisker pole. I'm looking at this one:
>> http://www.forespar.com/products/line-control-whisker-pole-aluminum.shtml
>>
>> Part number 403200 (for up to 46' boats)
>>
>> I don't plan on using it on the 160% genoa since there's already enough
>> wind for the 110% jib.
>>
>> I'd like to know what hardware I need for affixing to the mast where I
>> plan to store it. I've never bought any cars for the T-track on the mast
>> which I assume is standard 1 1/4".
>>
>> Is this the only bit I need?
>> http://www.marine.com/forespar-rc125-mast-p-28367.html
>>
>>
>> Thanks for your wisdom and precious time
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>>
>>
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