Whisker Pole Length

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Bob Howie

A question...anyone got a standard length/diameter for a fixed-length whisker pole for a 30-foot boat that flies a 130% genny and a cruising spinnaker? I'm sick of constantly dealing with corrosion of the aluminum, telescoping variety. And, save some time; among other things, I'm a aviation mechanic and I know 1,001 ways to prevent corrosion and none of them are designed to deal with aluminum in salt-air, salt-warter environments. When I was learning to sail lo those many years ago at the hometown yacht club, we used fixed-length whisker poles and I'm thinking the same thing could be done with a 30-footer today. Any ideas, y'all?
 
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Stu Sauer

Carbon Fiber vs Aluminum Whisker poles

Check out West Marine's cost on carbon fiber vs aluminum whisker poles... the 3" diameter x 12' (minimum length) is around $700 vs $1850. If you rinse off the aluminum pole and store it in the cabin between weekends it will last much longer than aluminum left on deck to corrode... or you could just pay more than 2-1/2 times the cost and get carbon fiber.
 
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