boom vang

Submitted by frank barbehenn on Mon, 07/02/2007 - 16:45
I am just learning my way with the boom vang. Out in 12-18 knot winds with a 6 to 1 purchase. Couldn't budge the vang and it was far from overtightened. Is the vang supposed to be able to be tightened while sailing only only during a tack? Please advise.
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Frank: I had a vang that I could get very little tension from

Submitted by sawyerspadre on Tue, 07/03/2007 - 00:05.
Frank: I had a vang that I could get very little tension from, when I bought my boat. I re-rigged it with a cascading vang, that gives 12:1, I think, with a Ronstan T-cleat mounted on the CB trunk. This allows me to tighten easily while sitting out on the rail. This made a huge difference in control upwind in heavier wind. I works great. Check it out on my boat, which sits at Nockamixon. It is currently at home for a new trailer bearing after a long trip. Phil Scheetz FS 4086

Phil Scheetz

FS 4086

Fleet 163, Nockamixon Sail Club

Diagram and part numbers for a Flying Scot sailboat cascade vang

Submitted by mmittman on Thu, 07/12/2007 - 10:28.
Diagram and part numbers for a Flying Scot sailboat cascade vang system. http://flyingscotsouth.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&... Line lengths vary based on location of the boom vang bail on the boom. Michael Mittman http://www.flyingscotsouth.com Michael Mittman FS# 5804, Fleet 23 Corinthian Sailing Club White Rock Lake Dallas, TX

Michael Mittman

FS 5804, Fleet 23

Corinthian Sailing Club

White Rock Lake, Dallas, TX, USA

Frank: Here is a picture of Kelly and Heidi Gough at the NAC

Submitted by sawyerspadre on Wed, 07/18/2007 - 22:26.
Frank: Here is a picture of Kelly and Heidi Gough at the NAC with the boom vang tensioned. It gives you an idea of how far a boom can bend. You need to ease this tension as you round the weather mark, or you have a good chance of breaking the boom. http://sims.myphotos.cc/~wave16/2007/flyingscottNA07/flyingNA07_web/sour... Hope this helps, Phil Scheetz FS 4086

Phil Scheetz

FS 4086

Fleet 163, Nockamixon Sail Club

Here's another shot.

Submitted by sawyerspadre on Wed, 07/18/2007 - 22:28.
Here's another shot. http://sims.myphotos.cc/~wave16/2007/flyingscottNA07/flyingNA07_web/sour... Phil Scheetz FS 4086

Phil Scheetz

FS 4086

Fleet 163, Nockamixon Sail Club