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Initially Posted - 03/08/2016 :  21:05:46  Show Profile
I have C250WB hull number 1014 in its 3rd sailing season. Basically used for cruising on Geographe Bay, Western Australia and in the odd Club event. I would like some advice on tube diameters and overall lengths for whisker & spinnaker poles. My rig is "standard" latest Selden mast, boom & rigging. End fittings and tubing are available locally. The furler-Genoa is 135%.

I note forum articles about the twin ball keel retrieval tube and because my vessel is kept on an Ocean mooring from October through to end of April annually I have found that if the keel is left down when moored that the retrieval line is very prone to fraying and eventually parting.
I now withdraw the tube annually on the trailer, check the line condition and reinsert the tube with a light coating of silicone grease. The bottom roller sheave is phosphor bronze or similar riding on a stainless steel pin within the stainless steel tube. This rig is very susceptible to electrolytic corrosion in salt water and I did suggest to Catalina Direct some time ago that the lower ball sheave would be better if turned from marine grade stainless - no reply was received.
Any information as requested would be appreciated along with any rigging suggestions.
Very best regards,
James Major - Dunsborough Bay Yacht Club
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