We bent a spin pole on a C&C 33 MKII a day before the start of Chester
Race Week....called the Binnacle who said bring the bent pole and they
would have us a new one in two hours or less...they cannibalized it and
only really needed a new tube, which they had. We were ready to go in 1
1/2 hours.
Now if that had been carbon fibre, we would not have raced in Chester in
our class.....maybe cruiser class, white sail only, no spin.
On 2019-04-03 3:20 p.m., Frederick G Street via CnC-List wrote:
One other thing to keep in mind: if you do damage a pole, and it’s
carbon fiber, it’s going to be a pricey fix. With aluminum, you can
usually remove and reuse the end fittings and get new tubing; or if
the damage is near an end fitting, cut the damaged tubing off and
reinstall the end fitting on a shorter, but still usable, pole.
— Fred
Fred Street -- Minneapolis
S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^(
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