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Post by tarn on Jan 18, 2019 8:43:38 GMT
Hi Has anyone made a whisker pole and if so where were the fittings sourced? I have a 32i and just want to pole out the Genoa in light winds Therefore I don’t need a telescopic WP regards Tarn
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Post by ianpowolny on Jan 19, 2019 14:57:03 GMT
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Post by sitara on Jan 19, 2019 21:36:44 GMT
I used Ronstan fittings to make my spinnaker/whisker pole. Any good chandler should be able to source pole fittings for you. Just make sure you can purchase the aluminium tubing to suit the fittings. I used monel pop rivets to assemble the pole and bedded these in Tef gel to stop corrosion. All very easy to do.
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Post by alex1949 on Jan 20, 2019 0:08:29 GMT
hI tARN, I found the two ends on E Bay couple of years ago and that was really no money. than locate aluminum tubing to make it J + 50 cm and it works perfect. Once all components were that cheap I didn't bother with the monel and used regular aluminum rivets.
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Post by alex1949 on Jan 20, 2019 0:11:46 GMT
PS. If you look on my boat picture on the left , you can see it wing to wing asymmetric and head sail with the extended pole.
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Post by MartyB on Jan 20, 2019 17:15:25 GMT
I've found as local race rules allow, a pole that is a max 80% or so of your LP to be best. If you have multiple headsails as I do, a telescoping pole is best. Mark the pole as to where to extend for a given sail. If you have a furling jib, mark per where you might normally reef too.
With that said.... a telescoping pole is heavier than a spin, or single pole. In light winds, this can be an issue where the end pulls the clew too low for best shape, speed power etc. You may want to install a pole lift line to outside of pole. Then you can lift the outside end to the correct height for best sail shape.
I used my J length spin pole yesterday in mid 15-25 or so knot winds with my 110. A bit long, but still hit 8.4 knots surfing during a mid 20 knot gust, and a 1 meter wave.
The pole is usable in many wind speeds assuming it is both large enough in Siam, and wall thickness. A larger Siam, slightly thinner wall, is stronger than a thicker wall, smaller diam pole stock.
Marty
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Post by tarn on Jan 27, 2019 21:42:56 GMT
Thanks for all the info Think I’ll search e bay and make one up Regards Tarn
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