Spinnaker Pole Deck Housing Brackets

[Scotty_Tradewind]

I've redone my deck and the spinnaker pole deck brackets were destroyed in the process

I've seen a few of these on websites such as those on Force 4...... http://www.force4.co.uk/7197/Force-4-Spinnaker-Pole-Deck-Housing-Brackets.html.
Are these strong enough to take a long and fairly heavy pole and make it totally secure on deck?

Are there some fairly heavyweight ones on the market that are bolt/screw through that you would recommend either to fit to the deck or the stanchion bases?

 

[KellysEye]

We needed deck fitting for twin poles. What we found is commercial kitchen manufacturers use 316 stainless. We gave them a drawing and they cost 40% of anything sold by chandlers.

 

[johnphilip]

pole storage

I am looking for an alternative to lashing to the pulpit and stanchion for our long whisker pole and the brackets you show look sensible. I would have to check if the deck is flat, I suspect there may be a camber that stops the pole sitting flat enough. Are the hoops that fit to the pulpit and stanchion better as the deck is not then cluttered?

 

[MoodySabre]

I have Forespar stanchion chocks for my whisker pole. They also come in larger sizes.

 

[johnalison]

If your pole is "heavy" you might want to consider stowing it on the mast. I have used both systems and would never go back to having a pole on the deck. When deploying from the mast you never have to bear the weight of the pole yourself since that can be taken by the uphaul.

 

[Leighb]

I have a pair of fittings which clamp onto the pulpit and a stanchion. The pole ends click onto these. Fortunately the pole length and distance from pulpit to 1st stanchion are similar. The slope of the pulpit allows adjustment to get the right fit.

I have a pair each side so we can stow the pole where it is easier.

I don't know the make, but bought them at Foxes.

 

[Scotty_Tradewind]

If your pole is "heavy" you might want to consider stowing it on the mast. I have used both systems and would never go back to having a pole on the deck. When deploying from the mast you never have to bear the weight of the pole yourself since that can be taken by the uphaul.

Thanks John, agreed and as I had on my last boat and this is fairly ideal especially on a heavy displacement boat as mine is.
The extra weight of a large pole is probably not going to matter on its own, but I do have a large gantry at the back of the cockpit with solar panels and aerials as well as a radar fitted very high up on the mast. The righting curve must already be affected.
On top of this, the track on the front of the mast is too short as it is and the pole cannot be hoisted a loft without more work on the already expensively renovated mast.

 

[Blueboatman]

You could make em as teak saddle chocks thru bolted I suppose. With bungee loop overstraps.
I carry two poles on deck just attached to string loops at each end in lieu of using the mast track for the big un, as it gets used so rarely and generates additional weight/ windage/ vibration aloft ( possibly!).
The poles don't seem to move around much on deck.

 

[Scotty_Tradewind]

You could make em as teak saddle chocks thru bolted I suppose. With bungee loop overstraps.
I carry two poles on deck just attached to string loops at each end in lieu of using the mast track for the big un, as it gets used so rarely and generates additional weight/ windage/ vibration aloft ( possibly!).
The poles don't seem to move around much on deck.

Hi,
yes these were on the deck before all was lifted. They were 'friendly' to the pole but had seen better days having been repaired before my ownership. My previous boat had similar on the coach house roof and they too had been damaged, having glue and screw repairs done a few times.
Don't get me wrong, I love wood and enjoy looking at other peoples wooden boats, but I'm trying to get away from unnecessary teak around the deck, other than the teak 'box' which surrounds the base of my mast (which my son, a cabinet maker has vowed to restore and refit), as I have a teak coach house and cockpit..... that's quite enough, thanks.

 

[VO5]

If your pole is "heavy" you might want to consider stowing it on the mast. I have used both systems and would never go back to having a pole on the deck. When deploying from the mast you never have to bear the weight of the pole yourself since that can be taken by the uphaul.

Ditto.
Kemp fitting.
Excellent.
The one thing about mast stowage is dirt collects in it and travels down.
A good prolonged squirting from each end with a powerful jet of water alternatively delivered invariably clears the nuisance.

 

[wilkinsonsails]

Sea sure do quite a range of spiny pole deck chocks.
Cindy

 

[mcframe]

I wanted to use my pole more (fnarr), and got fed up with keeping it shackled on the deck 'twixt shrouds and pulpit. A pair of Sea Sure stanchion mounts - one on the pulpit and one on the stanchion to hold it /slighty/ angled, but outboard* - seem to work well.

I wanted to avoid drilling new holes in the deck if at all possible.

After a 4yo managed grab the trip-line and dunk the forward end of the pole in the water (vertically - glad the aft mount held!) in 3 knots of tide off Alum bay =:-o , I've rigged a couple of tethered QR safety carabiners at either end.

For a heavier pole/bigger boat, deck mount may well be better.

*Due to curvature of pushpit, it can't fit fully inboard - If I've got other metalwork needing attention over the winter, I might reconsider.