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Jmurfy
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Initially Posted - 08/14/2007 :  22:22:09  Show Profile
My boat came with a roller furling and a 150% genoa. It also came with a wisker pole. I know how it clips on to the sail but have no idea on what it attaches to on the other end. The mast? Does anyone have an insight into this that they can share?
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 08/14/2007 :  23:30:26  Show Profile
If your boat came with a whisker pole, then there should be a ring called a mast pad eye on the front of the mast. It may also be on a short track on the front of the mast. After you attach the pole to the genoa, you would clip the other end on the pole to that ring on the mast. Just make sure that the pole is in front of the forward lower shroud.
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bbriner
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Response Posted - 08/15/2007 :  11:54:57  Show Profile
Attach the pole to the working sheet aft of the knot. Use the sheet to keep the pole perpendicular to the wind (but be careful to not pull it tight against the shroud). If you have a spare halyard you can use that as a topping lift by attaching it to the outboard end of the whisker pole and then lifting that end of the pole until it is level. In light wind you **need** to do this. In heavier air it is not so necessary but it is always helpful. Then it is up to the helmsman to steer a course to keep the jib/genoa full... (of course this is all done wing-on-wing).

If you're going to be sailing for a while close to dead downwind then you will want to rig a preventer too - especially in heavy seas because C25s can get tossed around a lot and the risk for an accidental jibe is quite high.
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