I'd suggest bolting it to the mast instead. Get a cast pad eye, not a two part one. That is, not one with a flange and separate U.
Dennis C. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 20, 2013, at 12:11 PM, "Peter Fell" <prf...@gmail.com> wrote: > Lots of good ideas here. Thanks guys. > > What about through-bolting an eye pad on the mast step bracket itself? I’d > have to check the available space in there. > > > > From: sam.c.sal...@gmail.com > Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 9:01 AM > To: CnC > Subject: Stus-List Fw: Boom Vang for C&C 27 Mk III > > +1 > I've had a Garhauer rigid boom vang for about 10 years. Good price for a good > chunk of stainless and a worthwhile upgrade. > Also gets rid of the topping lift! > sam :-) > C&C 26 Liquorice > Ghost Lake Alberta > From: Dennis C. > Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 9:09 AM > To: Peter Fell; cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Reply To: Dennis C. > Subject: Re: Stus-List Boom Vang for C&C 27 Mk III > > Peter, > > A very good option would be install a hinged vang bracket near the bottom of > your mast. Garhauer makes these for their rigid boom vangs and will custom > make one to fit your mast. Their pricing is fairly reasonable. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > > From: Peter Fell <prf...@gmail.com> > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <CnC-List@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 9:18 PM > Subject: Stus-List Boom Vang for C&C 27 Mk III > > My C&C 27 has a mast-step that looks like this: > > http://imageshack.us/a/img191/407/ubt7.jpg > > The previous owner had attached the 4:1 purchase boom vang to the 45 degree > side plate which has resulted in bending the side plate! > > It was recommended to me to use a boom/mast bail bolted across the vertical > portion of the mast-step bracket at the aft-most set of holes, with a bolt > and filler ‘tube’ to avoid compressing the mast step bracket. Or to replace > the aft mast-retention pin with the same set-up. > > Dimensions of the mast step (‘vertical’ bracket) are: > > Outside width = 5 inches > Inside width = 4-1/4 inches > Hole diameter = 7/8 inches > Pin diameter = 5/8 inches > > 2 problems I am finding: > > 1) I can’t find a 5-inch wide bail > 2) The larger size bails I have found (maybe 4 inch wide is the largest I’ve > seen?) use a smaller bolt than 5/8 inches and no meat to drill out the holes > in them, so there would be a lot of ‘slop’ there. > > I’m also concerned that if the boom vang can bend that mast-step side plate, > what’s it going to do to a side-loaded bail and/or the vertical mast-step > bracket? > > So ... perhaps a mast tang / hound? (much as I hate drilling holes in the > mast ... but multiple holes would spread the load). I have read somewhere > that part of the side of the standard C&C mast section is thicker which helps > with this sort of thing? Can anyone verify? Sorry, didn’t measure the mast > width. There’s also the sail track there that would complicate a tang / hound > installation. > > By the way, the previous owner also bent the heck out of the through-bolt on > the boom bail. I’ve replaced that with a new SS bolt > > Thanks! > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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