I ran my preventer from a bail on the (mid) boom forward to a snatch block on the rail and then back to a cleat on the cabin top - near the side. Some boats I've been on just use a detachable boom vang which can be released from the base of the mast and taken to the rail, but I figured you want the vang when sailing downwind, so have a separate preventer.
Gary St. Michaels ----- Original Message ----- From: Joel Aronson To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 8:56 AM Subject: Stus-List Gybe preventer The doctor who spoke at the Safety at Sea seminar said the #1 thing you can do to prevent injury is to rig a gybe preventer. My mainsheet sheets mid-boom. I know you need a rope with stretch to absorb shock. I was thinking of making a preventer as follows: Dyneema loop around the boom just aft of the mainsheet blocks. 3 strand nylon with snap shackles to attach to the loop and toe rail. Is that too simple? Should it run through a block to a cleat or clutch? -- Joel 35/3 Annapolis 301 541 8551 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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