QB
Senior Member
- Joined
- Dec 25, 2011
- Messages
- 228
- Location
- USA and Canada
- Vessel Name
- Skookum Maru
- Vessel Make
- Ed Monk design #1924
One thing that's not obvious in the photos (of the Nordic, Krogen, or Volunteer) is some form of hold-down for the poles. The commercial guys in BC use two pieces of pipe in a scissor arrangement off the mast, which is clear of everything.
In case anyone is wondering what Tad is talking about, here's an example of scissor holddowns on a BC troller's poles: