Here is my cheep "less than $100.00" home made righting pole.



Materials needed

2 inch by 8 feet piece of aluminum conduit from electrical supply.
1 2 1/2 inch stainless eye bolt.
1 large stainless shackle.
2 smaller stainless shackles.
1 old side stay.
4 stainless cable clamps.
6 inches of 1 1/2 by 1 1/2 aluminum angle.

I cut the end in this shape so that it would not rattle when sailing. When the pole is in the stowed position it fits snugly against the rod.

At the rear beam the pole is attached by a snap shackle


On the front beam at each side I put a piece of aluminum angle to attach the side stays.


The stay is one piece of cable that runs from one side of the front beam to pole about about 5 feet from the front beam and back to the other side of the front beam. The stay passes through the pole and is held in place by a cable clamp that is in side the pole.


The clamp is on the inside of the beam because clamps on the outside tend to snag on life jackets an drag you under when righting the boat.

I need to add a limiting line that would go from the rear beam to the end of the pole. The line would stop the pole from going to far forward and bending the dolphin striker rod when in the deployed position.

If you stop this video at 13 seconds you can see the pole under my boat. Take no notice of the mooning by my crew!!

http://www.thebeachcats.c…rep_hand_out-lid-50.html



edited by: skarr1, Aug 22, 2010 - 07:01 PM

thanks for the pics

some great ideas there for my own stalled telescoping righting pole made from the top of a thin windsurfer mast slipped into the bottom of a fat windsurfer mast

very similar to the schematics in my head:)
id be nervous about putting pressure on the end of the dolphin striker like that. i already broke mine once. you don't have any issues though?

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Nacra 6.0 NA
Ogden Dunes, IN
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When you deploy the pole it slides up the rod and rests on the beam. I carry it down on the rod to keep it from hitting me through the tramp. This has been on the boat for about 10 years with no problems.



edited by: skarr1, Aug 22, 2010 - 08:23 PM

Ahhh... very nice thank you. now to just find some pipe.

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Nacra 6.0 NA
Ogden Dunes, IN
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great pics, and nice idea. looked like that moon was a waxing crescent



edited by: turtlecat, Aug 22, 2010 - 11:19 PM

Fantastic. ...and as long as you crank down on the aluminum pole by the rope stays, there is no risk of it bending/buckling? I've been told to look for a broken piece of a pole vault pole.

Prindle 18
Keweenaw, Lake Superior