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windsong
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Initially Posted - 09/18/2009 :  10:35:53  Show Profile
Help, I'm not smart enough to figure out how this works. I have a light-air whisker pole that twists into position just like a painter's pole. Trouble is, it no longer locks. There are a couple of rubber disks on the end of the inside-sliding pole that apparently should grip to the outer pole. Not happening. Anyone got an idea how to get it to lock again?

Michael Hetzer
"Windsong"
2009 Catalina 250 WK HN984
Myrtle Beach, SC
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DaveR
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Response Posted - 09/19/2009 :  06:15:07  Show Profile  Visit DaveR's Homepage
I've got a telescoping boat hook that's doing the same thing but haven't made an effort to repair it. It seems that it'll grab in some areas but not in others.
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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 09/19/2009 :  06:31:31  Show Profile
I'd try cleaning the pole and the parts that are supposed to grip it to remove any grease, oil or other lubricant. Also, I'd consider replacing the parts that are supposed to grip it. They could be worn, or might have lost their resiliency. I used to be able to get the repair parts from my local Catalina dealer, but you might have to order them from Forespar on the internet.
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crcalhoon
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Response Posted - 09/19/2009 :  10:55:57  Show Profile
Be careful. When my adjustable deck brush did the same thing I tried a little force on it. Now it is a really firm non-adjustable brush held together by a bolt and wing nut. Deck brushes are a lot cheaper than whisker poles.
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mlg3733
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Response Posted - 09/19/2009 :  11:36:12  Show Profile
You may be able to purchase a repair kit from the manufacturer, I know Forespar has some. I had a hard time with mine holding up until I figured I was setting it up improperly and it would untwist under way.
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JimB517
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Response Posted - 09/19/2009 :  13:46:35  Show Profile  Visit JimB517's Homepage
Do what I did - trade it for a spin pole. I got mine from a Cat 27. You could pole out a 110 with it or go up spin and go twice as fast.
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windsong
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Response Posted - 09/19/2009 :  14:09:52  Show Profile
Well, don't I feel silly. I washed it with thoroughly with soapy water and, presto, it worked! Used it today out on the water. I'm so relieved. I had a long downwind leg, and on my 250, with a 110 and no whisker pole, broad reaching is just murder.

Next year I get the asym!
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jerlim
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Response Posted - 09/20/2009 :  19:04:19  Show Profile
We couldn't work our pole to ever extend, contract and lock properly, turns out the off-set rubber bushing on the inside had egged out a bit and was ineffective - so I removed it, and took the crude and effective approach...I drilled a series of 5/16" through holes through the thinner pole, on 1'-0" centers, then just one set of holes through the non hooked end of the outside tube...we simply need to determine the length of the extension we want at the moment, and we insert a 1/4" bolt through the holes and lock it off w/ a wing nut...it maybe not be fine nautical craftsmanship - but it works! Once, after losing too many bolts and or wing nuts, we substituted a heavy wire tie through the aligned holes...that work well that day too!
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