"Armond Perretta" wrote in message
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All in all I would consider a rig with some sort of collapsible pole, even
though this might mean buying a purpose-built item. You

I have a collapsible 4" Forespar pole I bought used but it is way-to-heavy
to consider handling singlehanded (68 yo.). I I never installed it and want
to sell it to someone local. For now, I just want to make up something for
my summer trip.

could then use it for the staysail and various headsails. Also, I would
give strong consideration to some sort of topping lift (similar to
spinnaker
poles) with a pole of this size. The last thing you need is this thing
dragging in the water at 5 or 6 knots.

I plan to have topping lift. My last boat had a nice spruce pole with a
topping lift but the inboard end was secured at a fixed location on the mast
and it was stored on deck.

Yah! I kinda figured I had plenty of room for the pole/track on the mast. I
have 12 ft of 1 1/4" alum Tee track on hand and will begin installing it as
soon as I figure out how high above the deck I want the inboard end, when in
use. Any suggestions on this height??

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Steve
s/v Good Intentions