You might also consider a Forte whisker or spin pole. I have both on Water Phantom and they have worked well for almost 20 years. When I bought mine (spin first) they were less expensive than the Forespar equivalent and the were made on a mandrel with biaxial carbon fiber impregnated with resin so they are both very strong—back then they were considered stronger than the Forespar equivalent. Your current mileage may vary of course! Charlie Nelson
Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS On Thursday, November 18, 2021, 2:02 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Bruce, I have installed a whisker pole. The link below is a folder for pictures of the entire mast project. Inside is a folder for the whisker pole. Forespar makes the telescoping pole with the adjustable T-track fitting and jaw. https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1eSqX7wZP1r77hD84wDmGAQSI0Tqbn9xm More details available upon request. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+Solomons, MD On Thu, Nov 18, 2021, 09:28 Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Hello all, I was wondering if you folks can give me some advice as to rigging a whisker pole on our 37/40+. The boat, which has spent a good part of its time on the west coast of Florida, was previously named "Dagny" and saw its share of races. Yet, the boat does not have a whisker pole ring/car on the front of the mast, and does not have a whisker pole onboard. Nor does it have the equipment for a spinnaker pole, though the boat came with a symmetrical spinnaker. I'd like to rig a whisker pole for use with our 150 Genoa and a large asymmetrical spinnaker. Funny thing is, at the gooseneck, there is a bolt that holds the two pieces together that has a ring mounted at the bottom. I don't think it would get the perfect angle, but would it be that easy to rig the pole to that ring? A photo of that bolt/ring can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/re5kalfn9slfidr/Gooseneck%20Fitting.jpg?dl=0 The 150 and the asymmetrical will both have the clew behind the mast most if not all the time I would be using it. In the case of the big asymmetrical, I think it might be so far back as to bank up against the rigging, though obviously I haven't used one on this boat as of yet. Can anyone provide any insights? Thank you!!! Bruce Whitmore1994 C&C 37/40+ "Astralis"Madeira Beach, FL Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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