Position of mast eye for Oday 22.

[Larry]

I need to know where to position the mast eye pad for my new whisker pole. I have an Oday 22.

 

[Craig - Boston]

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Hi-I do not know where to position your mast eye but I do have a question for you.What type of mast eye are you using and where did you get it?I ripped one out last year and need to replace it.Thanks,Craig

 

[Rich]

Try out your pole with your sail

I could give you a rough measurement as to where to position your padeye (as I installed a 1" t-track and movable car on my mast [1975 O'day 22] so I could avoid the measurement problem) but my best suggestion to you would be to try out the pole with the headsail you intend to use WITHOUT the padeye installed on a light day so that you can see for yourself where the best place will be to attach the padeye. In other words, for different size headsails I believe you will find that the padeye should be in different places for optimum sail shape and performance--some sails will benefit from a higher location on the mast; others will fly better from a lower position. As such, since you will have a single fixed mount attachment point, I suggest you try the pole with the sail and mark your mast where the pole should go when the sail shape appears best.Good luckRich Lemmler, Jr.s/v TIME BANDIT1975 OD22