A whisker pole should be 80 percent of the length of the LP of your largest headsail. For my 38, that calculates out to about 20' based on a J dimension a bit over 16'.
Be careful that the whisker pole is of a diameter appropriate for your boat. I think Forespar has a recommendation for pole diameter by boat length. A friend bought a pole for his boat that was small diameter, and he folded the pole one day when sailing downwind in a chop and the end of the pole dipped into the water. Rick Brass Sent from my iPad > On Apr 4, 2014, at 15:01, Michael Brown <m...@tkg.ca> wrote: > > A $100 whisker pole is better than nothing. > > On my C&C 30 the #1 is a 155%, about a 20.95' LP and ~ 22' foot. > I have a Forespar line control 12-22' whisker pole and use every inch > of it in light winds. I also have an older three piece Forespar twist lock > whisker pole that I purchased used to try. It is too "flimsy" at full > extension > for anything put the lightest of winds. Collapsed a foot or so it is OK, > but the 16' length is not optimum for my #1. > > If you might race note that PHRF Lake Ontario does not have a length rule > for whisker poles. > > Still, for $100 it also makes a great pole for a cockpit cover. > > Mike > > > > > > Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 12:13:50 -0400 > From: Stevan Plavsa <stevanpla...@gmail.com> > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Stus-List Whisker pole - 32 > Message-ID: > <caddevn7e_ubglze6xgq-ndhwyn2yzou8grhb6v0as_rhttx...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > There's one for sale locally, 7' to 17' extension. I don't have one (but > there are chocks/mounts on the deck for one). Is this the right size for a > C&C 32? How does a person determine suitable length for a whisker pole? > Asking price is $100, this seems pretty cheap?? It's a forespar. Buy?! > > Thanks, > Steve > Suhana, C&C 32 > Toronto > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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