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What is it? #3763 09/11/08 08:45 PM 09/11/08 08:45 PM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 97 Olathe, KS Trouble OP Forum Newbie
Trouble OP Forum Newbie Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 97 Olathe, KS	When I bought my J-30 a few years ago there was a six foot long or so aluminum pole about four inches in diameter on board. Maybe a reaching strut? Anybody have an idea what it is. If it is a reaching strut how is it rigged on a J-30?

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Re: What is it? #3764 09/12/08 02:51 PM 09/12/08 02:51 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 76 Scotland J Jim Hoey Senior Member
Jim Hoey Senior Member J Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 76 Scotland	what are the pole ends like?

Re: What is it? #3765 09/14/08 11:18 PM 09/14/08 11:18 PM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 97 Olathe, KS Trouble OP Forum Newbie
Trouble OP Forum Newbie Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 97 Olathe, KS	One end has a standard latch type end like the regular spinaker pole the other end has a sheave on it and no latch.

Re: What is it? #3766 09/15/08 02:07 PM 09/15/08 02:07 PM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 74 St. Helens, OR USA Koesh Senior Member
Koesh Senior Member Joined: May 2005 Posts: 74 St. Helens, OR USA	Sounds like a reaching strut to me. Does the sheave end have a kind of "beak" sticking out? Look aof a ring or mound of some kind on each side of the mast below the gooseneck. The pole end goes on there and the beak rests on your guy. Not legal for one-design and you won't have time for it on a bouy race, but it'll reduce your guy loading on a long offshore reach. Doug Marshall Koeshtkah #207

Re: What is it? #3767 09/15/08 03:43 PM 09/15/08 03:43 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 76 Scotland J Jim Hoey Senior Member
Jim Hoey Senior Member J Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 76 Scotland	Yep it's an Jockey Pole which fits to a ring on either side of the mast with the standard spin pole end and the other end goes to the guy it takes a lot of strain off the guy when you are tight reaching.

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