I'd give Rig Rite a try:   
https://www.rigrite.com/Spars/Spinnaker_Poles/Spinnaker_Poles_&_Parts.php 
<https://www.rigrite.com/Spars/Spinnaker_Poles/Spinnaker_Poles_&_Parts.php>   
You will need to know the ID of the pole.  



Mike Brannon
Virginia Lee 93295
C&C 36 CB
Virginia Beach, VA



> On Feb 15, 2020, at 1:42 PM, Matthew Schlanger via CnC-List 
> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> 
> In one of the last races of the last season we broke our spinnaker pole. The 
> nipple(?) that couples with the spinnaker’s mast car broke.
> I managed to remove the end of the pole (I don’t know what these parts are 
> called). Does anyone know where I can get a replacement? You can see a 
> picture of what I mean here:
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rwwRxqAeVFh5igTcyIijgqZa8lHkjse8/view?usp=sharing
> 
> This is for a 1983 C&C 35 MKIII.
> 
> By the way The Office did decently well last year. Second place over all on 
> Wednesday Nights, Hee Soo, also on this list earned first place. The race 
> that broke our pole was part of The Last Chance Regatta for HRYRA (Hudson 
> River Yacht Racing Association). We got a 3rd which is not bad. I think we 
> were the only one in our club who finished in the money for division 1. We 
> did pretty well just flying our #2 after the pole broke. Go figure. Well 
> there was a lot of wind.
> 
> I suspect the breakage just had to do with fatigue after 37 years. It is 
> aluminum after all. I can’t imagine what could have been binding on the cup, 
> if anything. We were in the process of winching in the guy to pull the pole 
> back for a deeper angle. It seems so odd that this broke.
> 
> Again, if anyone knows where to get a replacement it would be much 
> appreciated. 
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Matthew Schlanger
> The Office
> 1983 C&C 35 MKIII
> Nyack NY
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