Hi all,
I'm trying to come up with a better way to attach the whisker pole to the side of the boom. Currently I have three of those springy clip things that are used for hanging brooms, but the pole pops out of them any time the boom gets flexed, like when the vang or sheet is tight. I put an eyestrap with a snap shackle on the boom, and clip that to the one on the pole, so it won't fall off when it pops out, but it's still annoying!
Any ideas? The pole is about 1" in diameter and about 5-6 feet long, fixed length, with hooks on the ends. I'd really like to continue to store it on the boom rather than anywhere on deck, and it doesn't fit in the cuddy. I'm usually hove to, with the boom let all the way out to port, when I'm taking it off and putting it on the boom, so it needs to be something that can be done from the forward end ...
TIA for any and all suggestions!
- Tim