Outriggers

Lee’s Carbon Fiber Outriggers

Manufactured by Forte: Lightweight, Stiff, Durable!

Built in the USA, in partnership with Lee’s Tackle, our carbon fiber outriggers outperform aluminum outriggers hands down! Since 1920, this third-generation, family-owned business has offered its sport fishing customers top-quality equipment built to the highest standards.

Built to the highest standards

Top-quality equipment

Forte Carbon Fiber Products offers its sport fishing customers top-quality equipment built to the highest standards.

Weighing about half that of aluminum outriggers, our carbon fiber outriggers are stiff enough to handle rough conditions or high drag squid bars. Internal rigging keeps them clean and simple. Finished with high quality 2-part polyurethane clear paint; these riggers look awesome and won’t corrode.

Available Outrigger Specs Through Lee:

  • Fits Lee’s Sidewinder and other T-top outrigger holders.
  • No external guide rings. Internal halyard and rollers for double rigging.
  • Pre-rigged with 400 lb. black mono.
  • 20 foot standard length; 18 foot length available.
  • 12 foot and 15 foot center rigger styles also available.
  • 2-part polyurethane clear paint standard finish – custom paint color optional.

Custom Carbon Products

Forte employs a very precise and well formulated process

Our Process

What they’re saying

The carbon fiber tubing we use in the Mosquito Air Helicopter has proven to be very reliable and strong. Forte offers a good product at a very reasonable price.

John Uptigrove - Innovator Technologies

Before and during the 2002/2003 Around Alone race, we broke every type and every brand of sail batten you can imagine. This is one thing about Ocean Planet’s unstayed (freestanding) mast, that it is very tough on battens. However, for the end of the Around Alone and for the Vendee, we are using custom braided S-glass/carbon fiber battens by Forte… Forte battens are incredible, and it is so nice not to have to worry about battens anymore.

Bruce Schwab - Skipper Ocean Planet

Thanks for the awesome new mast for Strummer. It’s made a huge difference; she’s a much better boat, definitely stiffer and faster. We took 2nd (Class IV) in this year’s (2007) Bermuda 1-2. Lots of days in the 25-30 knot range. No problems with the rig at all.

Louis Meyer Strummer — Hinkley Pilot

My Forte mast is fantastic. It is light and extremely strong… two gales in the Bay of Biscay and three flying gybes (thanks to autopilot malfunctions) with the spinnaker up, and each time it came through unscathed. ACADIA Once I gybed in 30 knots of wind 2 miles from the finish with a full main and broke one of the running backstays, so no backstays on downwind… no problems.

Clay Burkhalter - Team Acadia

Strong, light and fairly priced ~ a good value! That’s what our clients tell us about their Forte poles. And we appreciate having a reliable source of spinnaker poles to meet our clients’ expectations.

Lisa Vizzini - Port Townsend Rigging

I would like to thank you, Tony and all the crew at Forte for the great service and excellent product. As you know, we were without a supplier for a mast, spirit and spinnaker pole for the new Rocket, and your company was the only one with a “can do!!”attitude. Right from helping us to pick the correct mandrel, creating the laminate schedule, to helping us construct the first mast, you went beyond the call of duty. We were nervous that the mast would be too stiff, and had lots of “nay sayers”, but when we set the rig up and went for our first sail, it was just what we were looking for!! Keep up the great work!!

Alan Barnes - Rocket Boats