[alberg30] Whisker pole use (was: length)

[finnus505 at aol.com]

From: finnus505 at aol.com

In a message dated 2/19/00 10:22:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
gdinwiddie at min.net writes:

<< m not saying don't use a whisker pole, but you might give
 some thought as to how you can stabilize it.  If anyone knows
 how this problem can be easily solved, I'd like to hear it,
 too.
 
  - George
  >>
Hey gang,
What would it take to mount an upper and lower bridle to the whisker pole, so 
you would have a lift and a downhaul on the pole to keep it steady.  The 
bridles would be attached at the ends of the pole, with rings in the center 
of each bridle, fastened with nicopress fittings or the 
like.  If the whisker pole is one that is of adjustable length, then the 
bridle length would be set for the maximum extension of the pole.  If for 
some reason you wanted to use the pole in a shorter length, the bridles would 
simply 'bow' up, and down a bit, but once the whisker pole length was set, 
the setup would still give you the control against a bouncing pole that you 
are seeking.  Using a light whisker pole set up this way would be less work 
that working with a much heavier spinaker pole.
hope this helps,
Lee
Stargazer#255

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