LameBMX
Member II
Hi All.
I'm am looking to add a spinnaker pole (and tender) lift on my mast. My current thoughts are installing a mast exit plate down low and symmetric with the other side, for a total of four exit plates. The planned lift would exit via a mast exit block below the jib halyard. looking at various other boats I didn't notice a trend for location.
Option 1) from what I have gathered best to poke holes in the mast a foot away from other holes. Marked in purple pretty much ignores that. It is right by the extra beefy OE jib exit block. Which is right by some reinforced shroud holes. right below the jib exit block are the mounting holes for rolling furler fairlead. sharing the top two mounting holes for the exit block with the fairlead should put this general purpose lift at a usable and less binding location for a back-up jib halyard. Of course this does add another hole to the Swiss cheese in that area.
Option 2) Marked in red. at least a foot from any other hole. Could even drop lower to save a few feet of line. Spinnaker halyard can be used as backup jib halyard.
Any other thoughts I'm missing? Weird PHRF rule that a spin lift must be I - 3P below forestay connection. Anything else lol?
I'm am looking to add a spinnaker pole (and tender) lift on my mast. My current thoughts are installing a mast exit plate down low and symmetric with the other side, for a total of four exit plates. The planned lift would exit via a mast exit block below the jib halyard. looking at various other boats I didn't notice a trend for location.
Option 1) from what I have gathered best to poke holes in the mast a foot away from other holes. Marked in purple pretty much ignores that. It is right by the extra beefy OE jib exit block. Which is right by some reinforced shroud holes. right below the jib exit block are the mounting holes for rolling furler fairlead. sharing the top two mounting holes for the exit block with the fairlead should put this general purpose lift at a usable and less binding location for a back-up jib halyard. Of course this does add another hole to the Swiss cheese in that area.
Option 2) Marked in red. at least a foot from any other hole. Could even drop lower to save a few feet of line. Spinnaker halyard can be used as backup jib halyard.
Any other thoughts I'm missing? Weird PHRF rule that a spin lift must be I - 3P below forestay connection. Anything else lol?