Whisker pole for h356

[clmooring]

How long of a whisker pole is needed for the H356 with original 110 size jib?

 

[chuckwayne]

I use a 7-17' 3 section telescoping pole, extended maybe 10-12 ft. if we're not flying a chute

 

[clmooring]

Thanks that is great news. Then i believe the pole that i had with my old boat will work!

 

[shemandr]

I think the j on the 356 is 12'. So you don't need longer. You don't event need telescoping if you only fly the 110. Before someone donated a pole to me I used a boat pole. The load on a whisker pole is largely compression and you don't need anything massive.

 

[clmooring]

Thanks. Just what i needed to know

 

[clmooring]

thanks for the responses. I have a never used forespar 407101 7-15' pole. should be perfect?

 

[chuckwayne]

yes - I like the telescoping pole because it's easier to handle and store. I have a pair of rubber pole clamps on the forward stanchions to hold it.

 

[jeff356]

Also have a telescoping Forespar whisker pole (I think 14' max) with a mast ring car and it works great for downwind wing on wing or when you just want the jib to stay out if taking waves on the quarter. I did not have a spinnaker halyard the first year but got that run for the whisker pole and raising the dinghy on deck. and run a fore-guy through a fore deck cleat back to the cockpit.
Store the pole on rubber mounts on stanchions with no issues, nice and neat.

 

[clmooring]

I dont have an attachment point on the mast for a whisker pole. I will have to add it. I wonder if i need to worry about wiring or running rigging in the mast?

 

[jeff356]

Unless you have a mid mast device like radar or deck lights and the wires run down the front part of the forward cavity of the mast, the cable conduits on either back side of the forward cavity carry the wires from the deck plate to the top of the mast.
Jeff

 

[clmooring]

Jeff that sounds like I have to worry about wires? I have a triax ufo-iii mobile antenna. And i have in mast furling

 

[jeff356]

If the wires enter the side of the mast they are most likely in the conduit tracks.
The Furling takes place in the rear cavity of the mast and is separated from the wiring conduits and halyards in the front section.

 

[chuckwayne]

CL, don't you have a ring on your mast? That's normal on the 356 to hold halyard ends, whisker pole, etc. As Jeff said, the cable conduit is in the front of the mast. If you have to add a ring, carefully fit it and drill. you can thread the holes and use 1/4-20 machine screws or short pop rivets to attach it.

 

[clmooring]

I looked for a ring. But no luck.

 

[jeff356]

Here is a link from the Forespar site for a mast pad eye that you could check out.
https://www.forespar.com/products/mast-pad-eye.shtml

 

[907Juice]

I need a whisker pole for my new boat. Is there any specific size to look for? “J” measurement for boat or specific jib? I honestly don’t know the % of my jib but I can measure it.

 

[jeff356]

Here is a link from the Sailboatowners store ...
https://shop.sailboatowners.com/prod.php?6140

 

[clmooring]

How high above the foot of the mast should i install the pad eye. I only plan to use it with 110, original size jib on my h356.

 

[jssailem]

Approximate height of clew when sailing. The pole when trimmed is horizontal.. You will use up and down hauls to adjust pole trim. On boats with various sails they will uses an attachment to the mast on a track to get optimum trim with every sail. Each sail will have the clew at a different height.

 

[jeff356]

Can't get to the boat for a while but here is an image for reference, just as said above the pole is trimmed horizontal.
You can see the ring is pretty close to where the struts attach to the mast, this is with the original supplied UK sails.
Hope this helps.