Whisker Pole mounts

[Leslie Owen]

Good Day All!  I figured I would tap into the expertise of this group for how you have mounted your whisker pole on your vessel. 

I would prefer to mount the pole on the mast but I am confused as how one does this in light of the topping lift for our staysail boom.  Now I know we have a smaller boat than the majority of the folks here but many of you probably have an Isomat mast like ours (NG-51 is used on the CR34).  You will have more deck space but I really want to avoid the toe breaking, line catching clutter of securing it to the deck.  The life lines could be a solution but the pole is a 12 x 20 and looks to be a challenge if we are needing to heft it around on a pitching deck.

Maybe someone has solved this problem so I can share in your experience.  Hope most of you are getting your boats in the water and can start to enjoy sailing in 2015.

best,

Leslie

s/v Tango, CR 34

Lankford Bay Marina

Chester River, MD

[Tom Fuhs]

Can you move the club-boom topping lift block further up the mast?  That was my plan in any event, but I must admit I have not looked at it closely, so I can't say there's no problem with that approach.  It seems to me that's where a whisker pole belongs.  

Tom

"Eclipse" CR 38  #115

 Rock Hall, MD

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[Tom Fuhs]

I guess I forgot to mention, you'd also need to run the halyard for the club-boom T-lift internal to the mast.

[Leslie Owen]

Thanks for the feedback and thoughts, Tom.  I just worry any running rigging for the Staysail will be snagging on the pole.  I have heard some have placed the pole at angles off the mast.  I am not sure how to do this.  I may just have to call Atlantic Rigging or some other expert who has done this many times.  Our Isomat mast does offer a channel that may not need another track screwed on but I just don't know.

If the "solution" (probably one of many) comes my way, I will be sure to share my solution.

Hope to be in the water this week.  It will be good to be floating. 

Cheers,

Leslie

s/v Tango, CR 34

Lankford Bay Marina

Chester River, MD

[Coolrocks]

Leslie your so lucky Opus is hoping her cover comes off next weekend. and to launch mid May.

 

Jamie

[Leslie Owen]

Great to hear from you Jaime. Warm regards to you and Nancy. I was thinking of the wonderful time I enjoyed sailing with you both on Opus,  while this past winter as I worked in Carthage, NY. Just over the waterway. Not warm though.  Snow was piled high.   May will be here soon. 

Leslie

S/V Tango

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On Apr 18, 2015, at 6:04 PM, Coolrocks <cool...@sympatico.ca> wrote:

Leslie your so lucky Opus is hoping her cover comes off next weekend. and to launch mid May.

 

Jamie

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From: Leslie Owen

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Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 9:32 AM

Subject: Re: [caborico] Whisker Pole mounts

Thanks for the feedback and thoughts, Tom.  I just worry any running rigging for the Staysail will be snagging on the pole.  I have heard some have placed the pole at angles off the mast.  I am not sure how to do this.  I may just have to call Atlantic Rigging or some other expert who has done this many times.  Our Isomat mast does offer a channel that may not need another track screwed on but I just don't know.

If the "solution" (probably one of many) comes my way, I will be sure to share my solution.

Hope to be in the water this week.  It will be good to be floating.  <360.gif>