Hey gang,
Today I got a chance to try "wing-and-wing" going downwind. I found a pole from my old Larsen scow that didn't seem to make it's way into that boat when I sold it years ago. It's an aluminum pole about 6 feet long, with a hook on each end and two eye straps in the center. I believe it was a spinnaker pole, though I never had a kite for that boat ...
So, out I went today, and from a hove-to position, I hooked one end of the pole into the clew grommet of the jib, re-routed the starboard jib sheet outboard of the shroud, and hooked the other end of the pole onto the main downhaul cleat. Seemed like the best place to secure it, just to try it out. So, then I sheeted in the stb jib sheet as tight as I could, unleashed the tiller, kinda "backed" her into a run, and off we went, main out to port and jib out to starboard.
Anyway, my question is this: obviously, I need some sort of eye strap or eyebolt on the front of the mast to place the other, non-clew hook of the pole into. I've looked at the rigging guide, etc., and don't really see any measurement for how far above the cuddy deck, say, that this should go ... ?
Help?
Thanks!
- Tim