What are these on my bow?

[AirBoyzT]

Ok forgive the dumb question, doing an inventory of my recently acquired Dufour and came across these on the sides of the bow. I am thinking they are spinnaker poles, but not sure. One is longer than the other by quite a bit. Thanks!

[Wench'sCaptain]

Originally Posted by AirBoyzT

Ok forgive the dumb question, doing an inventory of my recently acquired Dufour and came across these on the sides of the bow. I am thinking they are spinnaker poles, but not sure. One is longer than the other by quite a bit. Thanks!

whisker Pole and spinnaker pole. I have both.

[senormechanico]

The short one might be a reaching strut.

[Bash]

Originally Posted by senormechanico

The short one might be a reaching strut.

Absolutely. Sometimes called a "jockey poke."

[Bash]

Oops. That was supposed to be "jockey pole."

[cal40john]

Reaching strut in action, in case you aren't familiar

reaching strut | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

[delmarrey]

Here's a PDF >> http://www.forespar.com/pdf/sailingCatalog.pdf

Goto page 5, it'll show you the function of a reaching strut.