Thanks Jeff,
 A photo (or in this case, photos) is worth a thousand words. I still have a question though.
Why am I seeing two bulbous coverings of blue tape when I only see one bulbous spot on the origin pole. Is that just for storage against the mast?
Stan, if your computer is working, I would love to see your thoughts on the use of a whisker pole when wing on wing and also your thoughts on using a jibe preventer?
 Any thoughts from other Rhodies obviously welcome too!
G

> On Jan 27, 2022, at 10:01, Jeff Smith Photo <jeffsmithphoto at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> https://www.jeffsmithphoto.net/Boats/Whisker-Boat-Pole/n-WnpmmF/
> I have cropped into the shot of the pole on the mast.  it should give an
> idea of the 2 bales.  Maybe best viewed on a computer for detail. So far I
> have just used the sheets for control, but may add a downhaul. In the shots
> shown it was blowing 15-18 knots and there was not too much spill from the
> top of the jib.
> I should have said "epoxied" instead of "fiberglassed" in the original
> post. More closeups of the 2 ends of the pole were added.
> 
> Best regards,
> Jeff
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