[Rhodes22-list] Whisker Poles?

[John Lock]

Thanks, that's good info to have!  Where do you attach the pole to the  
boat, mast track or shroud?  I almost bought a pole last summer but  
got sidetracked with other projects.  Hope to add that this year and  
can be certain the 6'-12' is a good size.

Cheers!
John Lock
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s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
Lake Sinclair, GA
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On Jan 16, 2009, at 16:47, Leland wrote:
> I'm not sure how long the foot is on my 175 Genoa, but it must be  
> around 16
> feet.  So if it were stretched straight at a 90 degree angle from  
> the front
> of the boat, it seems that your whisker pole would need to be longer  
> than
> the Genoa foot.
>
> However, when I'm on a run with the full 175 inflated, the foot is  
> curved
> and the clew is slightly aft of the bow.  I don't think I've ever  
> had my
> 6-12 foot pole extended beyond 9 feet.
>
> Lee