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jking
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Initially Posted - 07/30/2010 : 08:03:22

I have a 250 WB with the 135 Genoa. Has anyone with a similar setup added a whisker pole? If so, how far above the mast step did you attach the pad eye, and did you attach the pad eye to the mast using rivets, drill and tap screws, or drill and use screws and togglers (sold by WM)?

John
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'Flying Wasp' , formerly 'MAD MOM'

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windsong
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Response Posted - 07/30/2010 : 13:45:35

I added this for my whisker pole. It works great.
http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display& product_ID=608

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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 07/31/2010 : 10:05:19

We also put on a track. Got the parts from West Marine.

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jbkayaker
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Response Posted - 07/31/2010 : 10:07:09

A whisker pole track is the way to go if you want max efficiency. I temporarily secured my pad eye to a strip of wood which I duct taped to the mast. Some experimenting convinced me that a single height was going to be good enough for the not-deadly-serious racing I do.

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jking
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Response Posted - 08/05/2010 : 16:09:35

Thanks for the input. I am looking for something simple; a sailor at the local WM says he has used a boom bail on the mast as a whisker pole attachment--this seems easier to install, and I'm not sure that I need the addjustability of a mast track.

Any more thoughts?

JKing

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 08/05/2010 : 16:27:30

John,
I added a pad eye to our C-25 about 6-8" above the boom. The idea is to get the pole approximately level or pointing slightly down when the sail is poled out. I drilled holes and attached it with pop rivets. If you go this route, it is important to match the rivet post to the size hole you drill into the mast. Better approach, but more expensive, is to mount a short track to the mast, say 18-36", some of it below the boom, and add a sliding car.
Best way to test placement of a fixed pad eye is to go sailing, attach a pole to the genoa, and see where on the mast the pole rides level. Call me and I can go out with you. If you don't have the pole yet, we can use mine. Phone 4-3-0-1-4-9-6.

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