Looks like the PO took that pin with the ring on it and turned it upside down when he had that barbaric looking Tack clevis with the hooks made. (sorry)
Seems like that would be a little low for a Whisker/Spin Pole to me. Is there any reason you couldn’t just attached a ring to the front of the mast? I put a long Harken track on the front of my mast to store the pole, it worked great to store it and deploy it. Bill Coleman Entrada, Erie, PA From: Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2021 9:28 AM To: Stus-List Cc: Bruce Whitmore Subject: Stus-List Whisker pole with a 37/40+? Hello all, I was wondering if you folks can give me some advice as to rigging a whisker pole on our 37/40+. The boat, which has spent a good part of its time on the west coast of Florida, was previously named "Dagny" and saw its share of races. Yet, the boat does not have a whisker pole ring/car on the front of the mast, and does not have a whisker pole onboard. Nor does it have the equipment for a spinnaker pole, though the boat came with a symmetrical spinnaker. I'd like to rig a whisker pole for use with our 150 Genoa and a large asymmetrical spinnaker. Funny thing is, at the gooseneck, there is a bolt that holds the two pieces together that has a ring mounted at the bottom. I don't think it would get the perfect angle, but would it be that easy to rig the pole to that ring? A photo of that bolt/ring can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/re5kalfn9slfidr/Gooseneck%20Fitting.jpg?dl=0 The 150 and the asymmetrical will both have the clew behind the mast most if not all the time I would be using it. In the case of the big asymmetrical, I think it might be so far back as to bank up against the rigging, though obviously I haven't used one on this boat as of yet. Can anyone provide any insights? Thank you!!! Bruce Whitmore 1994 C&C 37/40+ "Astralis" Madeira Beach, FL
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