Pad eye broken by spinnaker pole

[Mark]

This weekend while sailing in variable winds my spinnaker pole flew up and broke off the pad eye. Hunter said they didn't offer a spinnaker package. I am still waiting to hear back from US Spars. Has anyone replaced this on a 33.5(1992) or other model? It is rivited in which shouldn't be too much trouble. I would love to find the same type as the other side but don't know where to start looking.

 

[Mark]

Is there a track?

A lot of Hunters of this generation have a track formed into the mast. You can put a car with the loop on that. If you do this you have to add a couple of turning blocks and cam cleats above and below. But the result is a fully adjustable car. I'd say the load gets distributed better if you do this, so having it ripped out is less likely.Mark

 

[Mark]

No Track

No track, the pad eyes are located on both sides of the mast. I would like to get the same pad eye, as it probably matches the pole best. Working on getting the pole make/model and try and see if I can get the right pad eye from them.