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Mounting the Pole
First you should
have received:
1 Carbon Pole
1 Pole Base
4 Eyestraps
ss Self Tapping
Screws
ss Rivets
First – The Base
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Figure 1
Here the base is mounted behind the post, but it can be set off to either
side, if you so desire and will not affect the righting of the boat. Here
we were using ss rivets, but you can use ss selftapping screws as
well.
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The pole should be mounted around or near the
middle of the beam. It can be off to one side or the other of the dolphin
striker post there should be plenty of room. Keep in mind that it won't hurt
anything if it is not perfectly aligned in the middle.
Be sure the pole can
swing to a perpendicular angle to the boat, however, before it hits the dolphin
striker. If you are using rivets, use only stainless steel. You could also use
selftapping stainless steel screws.
Position the base of the pole where you
want it and mark where the holes line up on the beam. Then drill and install the
base with ss rivets or ss screws.
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Second – The Beam
Loops
Figure 2
– Here you can see the eyestrap is mounted to the aft side of the beam,
(although is should be mounted even farther aft on the beam) allowing a
sideways load, rather than a straight on load. If possible, tie the loop
line around the beam and slip a loop through the
eyelet.
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You also should have four eye straps. Two of those
go on the main beam just to the inside of the hull. Again, you must either use
stainless rivets or selftapping screws (lot of load). Also, rather than having
the eyestrap directly on the bottom of the beam, try to mount it so the loads
are sideways to the eyestrap and not pulling straight out from the beam.
Then tie line around the main beam, if possible, and slip a loop through the
eyestrap. We found that running the line through the eyestrap only and not a
block will cut the line due to the high loads.
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Third – Stopper Knots
Figure 3 – A stopper
knot should be tied into the righting line aft of the beam loops. Try an
oversized Figure 8 Knot (Say a Figure 16 or 32). Simply add a few more
twists to the loop before putting the bitter end through it and this will
make the stopper knot larger.
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Next tie stopper knots in
both sides of the righting line aft of the beam loops. Use a Figure 16 Knot (a
Figure 8 Knot with more twists to make it bigger). It should be located about
1218 inches aft of the beam loop this will give the pole an upward angle of
about 3045 degrees.
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Fourth – Mounting the Retainer
The other two
eyestraps are used on the rear beam for the bungee retainer in order to hold the
pole up out of the water. We just installed one on a Hobie 20 and used the
tramptensioning lines instead of drilling holes. You may have the same thing on
your boat the less drilling the better.
Fifth
– Running the Righting Line
Figure 5 –
From the upper eyestrap as shown in Figure 5, we ran the righting line to
the upper loop, then the lower loop (passing by and near the Cam Cleat)
and back to the pole.
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Finally, tie the line to one side of the pole at the eyestraps, run it
through one beam loops, then to the other beam loop and then back to the
eyestrap on the opposite side of the pole and tie it off with little or no slack
in the line. If you do have slack, just tie a piece of bungee between the lines
running from the eyestrap to the Harken to take up the slack and keep it out of
the water while sailing.
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Notice that the righting line is not tied directly to
the eyestrap, rather through the eyestrap and then it is actually tied
around the pole. That way the eyestrap will not cut through the line if
loads get heavier than normal.
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Be Sure the righting
line is not tied directly to the eyestraps. In a recent mishap where the mast
was full of water and the loads were extremely high, the righting line failed
right at the eyestrap. So, to be sure, run the righting line through the
eyestraps, but actually tie to the pole.
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Figure 6 –
Here the pole is pulled away from the rear beam and about perpendicular to
the length of the boat. Now, we have raised or canted the pole upwards to
around 40degrees to allow for more righting moment. The stopper knot needs
to be slipped ahead of the beam loop. Then get to the end of the pole and
right the boat.
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How to Use the Power Righter
To use,
detach the bungee holding the pole to the rear beam, swing the pole out
perpendicular to the boat, then raise it up to around 40degrees and slip the
stopper knot in front of the beam loop. You then only have to grab the pole by
the end and pull.
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