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limey156
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Initially Posted - 07/19/2010 :  08:57:10  Show Profile
Any chance i could use the Spin pole off a Merit 22 that i have laying around? My boat came with a spinnaker but no pole, which Catalina Direct has listed for $500(!) or are there any cheaper alternatives?

Thanks. this boat is awesome.
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1980 C25 SR/SK #1992
Hammock Island Marina, Chesapeake Bay.
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 07/19/2010 :  09:49:11  Show Profile
The spinnaker pole needs to be equal to the J measurement, which I believe is 10.5 ft. A shorter pole will limit the effectiveness of the sail.
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 07/19/2010 :  10:14:21  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
If you are racing, then your pole cannot exceed the J measurement. If not, you can go up about a foot to 18 inches and down about 6". The J on a merit is 8.25' that's a pretty big variance in the wrong direction.

As an alternative:

you should be able to use the end fittings off the pole you have and just buy a tube. You can get those from a number of sources. When it comes to straight aluminum tubing, dwyermast has some of the better prices for marine grade annodized aluminum. (Aluminium for Paul)
http://www.dwyermast.com/items.asp?cat1ID=90&cat1Name=Round+Tubing&familyID=56&familyName=Aluminum+Tubing

You'll probably need to replace the trigger releases and the bridles, but that is fairly inexpensive. Rivets, an inexpensive rivet gizmo, wire and a drill should be all you need. (when you measure, be sure to deduct the length of both end fittings from the J measurement to get the total pole length.)

Depending on inner and outer diameter you'll be out the door for under 150.
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JimB517
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Response Posted - 07/19/2010 :  11:39:49  Show Profile  Visit JimB517's Homepage
An 110.5 to 11 foot pole works much better. You can not use a short pole. The pole would rotate inside the forestay. Yes you have a guy, foreguy and pole lift but the forces can be huge. Rotating the pole inside the forestay when heated up would be a disaster!

I traded my whisker pole for a spin pole off a Catalina 27. Look for something like that.
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 07/19/2010 :  19:20:51  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by JimB517</i>
<br /> You can not use a short pole. The pole would rotate inside the forestay. Yes you have a guy, foreguy and pole lift but the forces can be huge. Rotating the pole inside the forestay when heated up would be a disaster!<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

YEah, good point - forgot to mention if you downsize you have to fly it fairly high. You couldn't do it with a single mounted pole - you'd need it on a track to raise it up.
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