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britinusa
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Initially Posted - 05/02/2005 : 14:16:36

reading everything I can find on C250's, please forgive the ignorance, but can somone (Arlyn?) put up some pics of their whisker pole in use.

TIA.

Joint Decision. (Sold)
PO C250WB 2005 Sail # 841.

Moved up to C34 Eximius

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Response Posted - 05/08/2005 : 21:28:50

Just in case anyone else comes from sailing very small boats (Laser II in my case) and has never used a whisker pole, here is a link to a great article on the subject.
[url="http://www.forespar.com/catalog/whiskerpoles/about.htm#What%20is%20a%20Whisker%20Pole"]forespar.com[/url]
(the page has a fault on it so that the links do not all work. Just scroll down the page for the article.)

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Response Posted - 05/09/2005 : 10:59:14

I searched and have no pics of the pole in use.

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mday
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Response Posted - 05/12/2005 : 02:18:01

Oscar posted a very fine picture of his drifter out wing on wing with a whisker pole.

See if you can search for his post on 8/12/2003 titled "Where 'd he go????"

Max

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Response Posted - 05/12/2005 : 20:45:57

Being too cheap to spring for a real whisker pole, I've used a telescoping boat hook with a small whisker pole end fitted in the handle.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/frayed-knot/images/foredeck.JPG
I haven't broken it in 2 years, but if I do, I can replace it about 7 times before I spend what a whisker pole runs. This pole is being used on a 110 jib. I wouldn't recommend it for a 135, and certainly not a drifter.
Before anyone says anything: The PO provided the dirty sails. They've since been professionally cleaned and now I recommend sunglasses just to look at 'em.

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ceryes
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Response Posted - 05/17/2005 : 12:50:27

Bubba,
Great idea. Do you have a model number of the whisker pole end you used. Do you just use the boat hook for the other end?
Thanks,
Paul

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Response Posted - 05/25/2005 : 21:06:04

Paul, I used a Shurhold telescoping pole (West Marine #2672996) and cut the very bottom off the hand grip at the end of the pole. I slid the handle up the pole a bit, stuck an inexpensive RWO pole end inside the pole and put in a small sheet metal screw to secure it. Then I just slid the handle back to the bottom. (I may have heated the grip with a hair dryer to make it easier to slide.) I don't know the model # for the pole end, but I think any 1" pole end will work. I keep a small loop of line tied through the jib clew and stick the regular boathook end into it. Since this isn't a spinaker pole, the boathook end works fine. I'll try to shoot some pictures this weekend. This isn't high performance, and it isn't for the purist either - but it works!.

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Response Posted - 05/26/2005 : 07:54:53

Thanks Bubba,
the pics would be great.

There is a possiblity of our boat being ready to pickup this weekend. Would be perfect timing. We're keeping the "we're ready to go" bag handy for a last minute call from the dealer.

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Response Posted - 06/06/2005 : 18:32:21

Here is a picture of mine in use. The pole just dropped down due to wind just backed off just when picture was taken - usually pole stays out horizontal when wind stays consistant. I could run the jib sheet under the life lines, but there isn't much tension on life lines when pole goes out horizontal. It looks a little worse than it really is and I don't think it is needed due to lighter loads on sheets. I don't have it set up completely they way I would like (with a ring on front of mast). I am using the reef hook at the goose neck currently for one end of pole. Other end I clip into the jib sheet line where it goes throught he sail. Works pretty good for now like this. Smaller size (6'-12'?) telescoping pole from West Marine. I didn't have the boom preventer tied in photo either - I had just jibed. I usually set one up to prevent accidetal jibes.

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Response Posted - 06/20/2005 : 21:33:50

Here are the pictures I was able to find of my budget whisker pole:
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/frayed-knot/projects/whisker_pole.htm
I've been too caught up in the moment while sailing and haven't pulled the camera out much.

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