[Rhodes22-list] RummyRummyRummy, et al

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I have been using a whisker pole with the spiked end for years without difficulty. Obviously you need to have tension on the sheet to keep it in place but I have not found that to be difficult to do.
An advantage is that the spiked end can be fed into the clew without having to bring the sail inboard. Once the spike is inserted into the clew you release the tension on the sheet while pushing on the pole just enough to allow the other end to be attached to the mast and you then crank in the sheet until the sail is in the correct position. Similarly, you can remove the pole without bringing the sail in. 

Graham 



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Subject: [Rhodes22-list] RummyRummyRummy, et al

Hey Rummy,(and anyone who knows):
     I am going to get a whisker pole from WM, and noticed on the archive that you had the Forespar version with a clip inboard and a spike out a the sail. Does that spike have any trouble staying put?  Maybe I should I go for the model with a clip inboard and outboard.
     I shattered my wrist in July and have been barred by the surgeon (and his self-appointed assistant, my wife) from even looking at a sailboat until next season. (Of course, pictures are OK)   I am really removed from the mentality that binds us all on the etherial plane of offshore living...offshore thinking. So, I seek solace here on the list. where I live, vicariously, through the accounts of others. With all of this empty time, I find myself thinking about how to spend my limited boat budget. "Limited is the operative word, so I still have lots of time.  It's taken over four years, but I am finally beginning to appreciate (some of) retirement.
      Now that I have given the list an update on my woeful condition, I can relax and await the "Santa-sack" of wise responses.  ttfn.
Joe Camps/v John Dawson
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