Vic
I made one.
I used a 1” dia aluminium tube the required length.
At the clew end I insert a wooden dowel and secured it with two crews through the side of tube.
At the mast end I fabricated two “ Y” pieces of 1/2” plywood using a saber saw and bolted the two pieces (together) to the side of the tube.
The “jaws” fit up against the mast and are secured to mast with a short piece of shock cord with hooks.
A lot less expensive than the ones you described.
John C
#1029
Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhoneOn Wednesday, July 25, 2018, 2:40 PM, Ensign Sailing Forum <ensignsailing@ensignclass.com> wrote:
Class rules allow the spinnaker pole to be used as a whisker pole, and also allow a separate whisker pole as long as it is only used with the jib and is no longer than the spinnaker pole.
I am considering the purchase of a whisker pole to be used when I don't have enough crew to set the spinnaker. My spinnaker pole is too too heavy for use as a whisker pole, and has latches on both ends, which makes it hard to connect to the clew of the jib.
Forespar makes two twist-lock whisker poles that seem suitable: the Model 600442, which is 1" in diameter and can be adjusted from 53 inches to 93 inches; and the Model 600459, which is 1 1/4 inches in diameter and can be adjusted from 72 inches to 138 inches. Both have a latch on one end and a spike on the other. I'm leaning toward the larger one of these poles.
Does anyone here have experience with a whisker pole on their Ensign?
Vic Roberts
#2032