marc

I'll try to answer your questions as best as I can.



The bowspritwhich is 2" [50mm] constuction grade aluminium with a 3/16th [4mm] wall. It has a spinnaker pole clip on the end and clips/attaches to the crossbeam via a stainless steel U bolt that goes through the beam, but a padeye would probably do the same thing.

This gives the pole tha ability to move through any plane as mentioned in my post. [similar to a normal spinaker pole attached to a mast].

To hold the pole down, a line is attached that runs from bow to bow. The line runs through a small block. on the bow sprit and is cleated down. Than a second continuous line runs to each bow and back along the hulls to cleats just near the jib blocks then returns via the other hull to the tip of the bowsprit. This line can be cleated down on either side of the boat.



To move the pole, all that is required is to unleat both cleats and pull the pole around to the desired position and then recleat.



Hope this helps



Any more questions, just ask