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Post by albi on Jul 22, 2009 11:03:23 GMT
i am thinking to add a whisker pole to my 2003 sun/od 35. has anyone any suggestions as to size required and where to obtain one?
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Post by MartyB on Jul 22, 2009 15:04:17 GMT
If you go to a manufactures website, many have recommended sizes. But lacking that, if you take the LP of the largest head sail, or potential head sail, and multiply by .80 or 80%, you will have about the longest you will want, shortest use the J measure. The length amounts I have used are the max and min I can use racing in my area. I have seen one other person mention that at about 85-90% of LP the pole does not seem to gain you any more speed for that sail. Here is Forespars recommendation page www.forespar.com/onlineCatalog/2009/Sailboat/sailing_whiskerPoleSizingGuide2009.shtmlMarty
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Post by MalcolmP on Jul 22, 2009 19:36:02 GMT
Not sure where you are based but in Europe you can get good value from Z spars UK in Suffolk England web at www.zsparsuk.com/Malcolm
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