Whisker Pole

Paul McManus has taken the following photos of his whisker pole installation on a US Spars mast rig.  He included a copy of the purchase invoice for the parts at the bottom of the page.

The following information on the pole is summarized from Forespar website: http://www.forespar.com/onlineCatalog/2008/Sailboat/sailing_lineControl2008.shtml

Part No. Collapsed Length Weight Max. Working Length Tubing Diameters
401106 10' 1.750" 17 lb. 18' 2.130" 2.000" & 2.500"

The 10' to 18' working lengths compare to a typical 15' for our regulation spinnaker poles.  The track, sliding ring, lines and storage is virtually identical to my setup for a 15' spinnaker pole on the earlier Zspar rig.  For alternate on-deck storage, see Spinnaker Rig Details - Som Sikdar