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
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Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2017 5:57 PM
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Cc: Tom Buscaglia <t...@sv-alera.com>
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 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 37+/40
Vashon Island WA
(206) 463-9200
www.sv-alera.com <http://www.sv-alera.com/>
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