Do it right. As a minimum, install a proper ring on the forward side of the mast at the proper height.
If it were me, I'd make a trip to Don's Marine Salvage and try to find a used Harken track and spinnaker pole car. For your purposes, you could probably get by with a pin stop car. Keep an eye on eBay. Keep in mind the forces on a whisker pole can be quite high. Make sure you get the proper size. Go here and click C&C then scroll to find your model. https://www.forespar.com/WhiskerPoleByBoatModel/#c -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 8:28 AM Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > 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 > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
