[quote=davefarmer]The pole extends about 4" aft of the rear beam, and is secured there with a couple loops of shock cord, which is useful not only for quick deployment and reattachment, but it also allows the pole to move downward when you put pressure on it from above as you scramble across the tramp.
If you only have one line from the outboard end of the pole to the main beam, it will swing around wildly! making it un usable. I have two lines, one clips to the forestay tang, and the other clips to a loop of vectran around rear beam where're it intersects with the hull. The lengths are pre determined(thru practice!) to keep the pole in the plane of the mast and main beam. The only downside of this set up is that you've got to go fwd to unclip the line at the tang when the boat is righted, which can be exciting, solo in a blow. If that line were longer yet, maybe it could pass around the tang and then be secured to another loop around the main beam. This would greatly ease the unclipping. Once un clipped, with the boat moving fwd slowly, the pole trails aft, and you can lean over the rear beam, pull it up and loop the shock cord around it. I usually just pull the lines over the beam and leave them in a big mess on the tramp until I get to shore and sort it out there.
The pole is a carbon windsurf mast, and has the std rubber universal joint at the main beam. The joint is bolted to simple alum bracket that is riveted to the aft side of the beam just below the mast step.
No pics at the moment, the boat's in MT under a blanket of snow. Maybe later.....
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