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Reply to: Anyone combine a gin pole and a righting pole?

[quote=samson]Wow just came across this thread, I had the same idea. I am currently solo sailing a Nacra 5.8 and have to lower the mast to put it on a trailer. I made a gin pole and used it for the first time yesterday and lashed it under my tramp in case I capsized. It's heavy as I wanted it to be strong, I'm not so concerned about weight as I am not racing. It's pretty dodgy, it's just a peice of galvanised pipe with a broom head on one end and a carved wooden V slot on the other for holding the winch line, also it's drilled for support lines. I used lots of rubber straps to tie it to the base of the mast and everything went smoothly, I wasn't sure it would work. Now that I know it works I am going to 3d print some nylon fittings for it... and maybe look into a carbon rod/pipe. I still have to research righting poles and fittings for each; righting and gin. I am also looking into righting bags.....<!-- editby --><em>Edited by samson on Mar 31, 2018 - 11:08 AM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]

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