Yes, I did the same thing for 20 years.

On Mon, Feb 7, 2022 at 3:17 PM Lee Kuhn <lvjkuhn at gmail.com> wrote:

> Nothing as elaborate or functional as Jeff's and other whisker poles, but
> the attached photo shows what I used.
>
> It's a 6' long telescoping boat hook.  6' seemed like a good length but it
> was too long.  Go with a 4' that extends to 8'.  From the cabin it was easy
> to attach it to a shroud instead of the mast.  Probably not a good idea
> because you could break the shroud, but I never had any problems and used
> it for a lot of years.
>
> Lee
> 1999 Rhodes22  AT EASE
> Claytor Lake, VA
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