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jamesorrmba
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Initially Posted - 04/07/2009 :  12:34:50  Show Profile
I have a whisker pole in my garage from a 1985 C25 that I sold a few years back. Will sell for the best offer I receive. Located in eastern NC for pickup; not sure about the logistics of shipping something that large.

Please e-mail me if interested.
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 04/07/2009 :  16:54:36  Show Profile
James - it would help if you would describe it. Length? Line control? Telescoping? Locking pin?
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 04/07/2009 :  17:34:59  Show Profile
If it will collapse to no more than 8 ft., it will ship UPS.
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dcicirelli
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Response Posted - 04/08/2009 :  21:39:52  Show Profile
I have been lloking. A few details and you might have a sale
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jamesorrmba
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Response Posted - 04/11/2009 :  20:18:58  Show Profile
OK, been out of town, but I finally got it down and got a good look at it.

It seems to be a Forespar large boat spinnaker kit, about 12' long and 2-12" tubing. It's in excellent condition- never used my me or the boat's previous owner, just stored in my garage. It is aluminum tubing with fittings on both sides and wire/cable controls on it.

Hopefully that clarifies things for those of you who may be interested. If you want more info, please let me know.
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pastmember
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Response Posted - 04/11/2009 :  20:20:56  Show Profile
twist lock or button lock?
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jamesorrmba
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Response Posted - 04/12/2009 :  20:46:36  Show Profile
Sorry to sound ignorant, but how can I determine whether it's twist or button lock?
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Response Posted - 04/13/2009 :  10:21:58  Show Profile
When you extend it, do you have to deal with holes that line up with spring loaded buttons or do you simply twist to unlock and lock?
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jamesorrmba
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Response Posted - 04/13/2009 :  16:58:44  Show Profile
I'm afraid I don't know, as I never used it while I owned the boat. Is there a way to tell by looking at it?
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 04/13/2009 :  18:06:05  Show Profile
It sounds more like a spinnaker pole with the side fittings and cables rather than a whisker pole
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 04/14/2009 :  15:03:05  Show Profile
If it is a single piece pole with 2 wire cables, top and bottom, running end to end and a metal ring in the middle of each cable, then it is most likely a spinnaker pole.
The twist or button lock refers to the locking device on a two-piece pole, where the length can be adjusted by sliding one piece inside the other piece. With a twist-lock, you set the desired length and twist each section in opposite directions to engage the locking mechanism. With a button lock, the outer pole section will have a series of holes which engage a spring-loaded button on the inner pole section.
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jamesorrmba
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Response Posted - 04/14/2009 :  20:13:30  Show Profile
Yes, in that case, it is a spinnaker pole. I'm afraid I didn't know the difference and just called it by what I thought it was. So, yes, it is a spinnaker pole, not whisker.
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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 04/19/2009 :  07:40:17  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by jamesorrmba</i>
<br />OK, been out of town, but I finally got it down and got a good look at it.

It seems to be a Forespar large boat spinnaker kit, about 12' long and 2-12" tubing. It's in excellent condition- never used my me or the boat's previous owner, just stored in my garage. It is aluminum tubing with fittings on both sides and wire/cable controls on it.

Hopefully that clarifies things for those of you who may be interested. If you want more info, please let me know.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">James, I'm sorry but I still don't understand the above measurements. I sold my Catalina 25 and bought a C&C sailboat that is 35' long and takes a spinnaker pole that is about 12' long. If your spinnaker pole is 12' long, it would be too big for a Catalina 25, but I could probably use it on my boat, if the diameter of the pole is about 3 or 3 1/2 inches. Would you please clarify the length of the pole and the diameter of the tubing.

Now that I think of it, the Forespar pole might have a manufacturer's label on it that identifies the manufacturer's model number for the pole. If you can find such a label and tell us the model number, we can look it upon the Forespar website and that will tell us the exact dimensions.

Thanks.
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keydup
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Response Posted - 04/24/2009 :  20:05:28  Show Profile
I purchased the pole, it was as good as advertised. I hope to try it out tomorrow.

Thanks.
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