[Rhodes22-list] 175 Genoa/Whisker Pole

[Steven Alm]

Rummy,

I take it you don't use  halyard/downhaul controls.  Do you get good sail
shape with it just being poled out?  I'd think that in light air, the weight
of the pole would bare on the leech and the opposite in heavy air--or am I
splitting hairs here needed only for racing and squeezing out every 0.2knots?

Slim

On Nov 28, 2007 6:00 AM, <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:

> Rex,
> Bob Keller and I both use a whisker pole available from West Marine. I
>  don't
> have a catalog in front of me, but it costs around $100.00, maybe a little
> more. I installed the attachment point on the front of the mast, but have
> never
>  used it. I find it more convenient to use the turnbuckles which are
> easily
> accessible from the cockpit. I have marks on the whisker pole telling me
> where
> I  need to extend the pole to from different wind positions. The whisker
> pole
> keeps  the genoa filled and eliminates the incessant and annoying flapping
> around.
> Experiment and you to will become proficient with it. Practice, practice,
> and more practice.
>
> Rummy
>
>
>
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