Tom,
I replaced the control line on my whisker pole 4 years ago though the end fittings on my whisker pole were attached with SS bolts tapped into the AL end fittings vs. rivets. Once the "larger" end fitting was off I was able to pull the sections apart sufficiently to just reach the dead end of the line inside the tube. Could pull some slack in the line through the pad eye riveted inside the tube to untie the knot, attach a messenger line and pull the old line out. Running the new line with the messenger took a little jiggling back and forth to get it to seat properly in the sheave at the end of the stinger rod. Then just put an overhand knot [aka a half hitch] as a stopper knot and reassembled. Getting the SS bolts loose from the AL end fittings almost took longer than replacing the control line. Good luck, Brian From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2017 5:57 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Tom Buscaglia <[email protected]> Subject: Stus-List whisker pole rebuild I finally got around to using the whisker pole on Alera last summer and loved it. That and the preventer fashioned from the block set from an old boom vang on our C&C 35 Mk1 made for some very sweet and comfortable downwind sailing, including some wing and wing with much less stress than balancing all that cloth from the helm. The Forespar whisker pole does not look like it was used much. But it could use to have the control lines inside and out replaced. A nice simple winter project...well maybe. I have an idea of what I'm getting into courtesy of a few sailor's blog posts linked below. Here are the blog links. http://justalittlefurther.com/the-blue-view/the-blue-view-rigging-for-downwi nd-sailing/ http://theretirementproject.blogspot.com/2016/10/rebuilding-forespar-whisker -pole.html So, I thought I would check in with the brain trust here before I start drilling out rivets. Tom B Tom Buscaglia SV Alera 1990 C&C 37+/40 Vashon Island WA (206) 463-9200 www.sv-alera.com <http://www.sv-alera.com/>
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