I finally made up my mind to purchase a Forespar whisker pole and wanted the
line control unit suitable for my boat size. Went directly to the marine
store I have a wholesale account with and found out that model was out of
stock and a call to Forespar revealed a 20 unit backlog (month or so wait).
Couldn't live with that.

This dealer finally offered me a Forespar pole of similar size but with
button or pin lock. Since this is now a discontinued type from Forespar,
they were able to give me a good discount in addition to my wholesale price.
Ended up paying $360 for what did list at about $900.

Now I need to learn a little about these pin lock operating procedures.

When the pole is fully collapsed, the release button is at the inboard/mast
end of the pole. In order to pull the inside tube section out, you have to
pull on the outboard end. Too far for on person to reach..

Is the intended procedure, here, to attach the outboard end to the sheet and
then pull against it to extend the pole??

Seem kinda awkward to me.

Since I would like to keep the pole stored vertically on the mast, in it's
collapsed length, it looks like I will have to deal with this problem each
time I use it.

What am I missing here?? Is this a "two person job".?

Steve
s/v Good Intentions