I went the cheapo route and got a telescoping paint pole from home despot. At the end which has a plastic threaded piece to accommodate a paint roller, I drilled and screwed in a hangar bolt. Over the exposed threaded "spike" I put some shrink tubing to make the spike smooth for inserting in the sail grommet. At the other end I have a SS hook that goes onto a mast hound or to a shackle that is also used for the base of my boom vang. Not too pretty or elegant but it works fine and is lightweight and cheap. -----Original Message----- From: Bill Wickett <billwick@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 10:03 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: M_Boats: Whisker pole end Adding a whisker pole this year, finally. Looking at Forespar adjustable. Which end do you use? Spike or Latch? Thanks. Bill M17 Makin' Time -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats When posting, remember that there is no privacy on the Internet!