HerbertFriedman
Member III
The PO on my E34 rigged the whisker pole with a ring fixture for the topping lift clamped to the outboard end so that the jaws face down. The outboard jaw has a "trigger" mechanism so that when you pull the plunger, it stays open and then slams shut then the jib sheet is engaged. Works OK but a little difficult to disengage the pole from the sheet which is flogging around.
Others have said that the pole should be rigged with ring in the middle of the pole (using a bridle like a spinnaker pole) and the jaws facing upward. Seems to me that that arrangement is more difficult to engage the jib sheet but easier to disengage since the pole would just fall away.
Which is best?
Others have said that the pole should be rigged with ring in the middle of the pole (using a bridle like a spinnaker pole) and the jaws facing upward. Seems to me that that arrangement is more difficult to engage the jib sheet but easier to disengage since the pole would just fall away.
Which is best?