Realized that I made an error - I was not referring to the leach, I
actually meant the luff (sorry - my nautical terms are not.
Sail is hard to hoist fully to get the luff tight. Maybe if I
raised the boom with the topping lift it would be easier to fully
hoist -- which would then mean I would need to go back and loosen
the topping lift every time. I'll have to play with it a bit.
Same I guess when I reef - raising the boom with the topping lift
would make it easier to snug down the reef point. The rigid vang
would save the extra step.
Thanks for all the info. I'm tempted to go with the Garhauer rigid
vang, get rid of my topping lift completely - but I'll need to
decide if that makes it to the top of my list or not.
Mark
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
- George Santayana
On 2015-09-29 7:38 PM, Jeffrey Nelson
via CnC-List wrote:
I have a Garhauer ridgid vang as well. Love it to death. I
eliminated my topping lift all together with it. When I'm at the
dock, I take the main halyard off and attach it to where the
topping lift used to be to snug up. Keeps halyard from slapping
the
mast and keeps the rigid vang from making spring noises as the
boat bounces a bit.
If you keep your topping lift, you need the ability to slack it
off quite a bit so your mainsheet can pull down as much as the
sail will allow...
--
Cheers,
Jeff Nelson
Muir Caileag
C&C 30
Armdale Y.C.
Halifax
-----Original Message----- From: Dr. Mark Bodnar via
CnC-List
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 5:33 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Dr. Mark Bodnar
Subject: Stus-List Rigid vang
Thinking about projects for the boat.
I definitely need a new main sheet system - and expect I'll go
with
Marek's Garhauer suggestion. But that then raises the idea of a
rigid
boom vang - If I'm going to buy one in the near future it's
better to
combine shipping.
I'm not racing, and rarely use the existing vang (except for
downwind to
hold down the boom). Currently boat is set up with a topping
lift
(which need to be replaced due to wear)
I never adjust my topping lift - I have it set so it's slack
when the
sail is fully hoisted, and then when the sail is dropped it
comes taut a
few inches lower (maybe that's why I have a hard time getting
the leach
tight - easier if if I tightened up the topping lift before
hoisting?).
Any thoughts? I've never used a rigid vang. People happy with
them?
Given I don't adjust the topping lift I'm not seeing a big time
savings
- but maybe I should be adjusting it more?
Mark
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
- George Santayana
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