My Boomkicker works, more or less, like you say your rigid vang does. I guess it depends on how it was installed (how much spring was put into the Boomkicker?). The Boomkicker pushes the boom up and the vang pulls it down. The balance of these two forces keeps the boom where you want it to be.
Marek From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Gary Nylander via CnC-List Sent: September-30-15 09:04 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Gary Nylander Subject: Re: Stus-List Rigid vang I have the Garhauer rigid vang on my 30 and love it. We have a boomkicker on the J-80 and I don't. The 80 system isn't as easy to adjust as the Garhauer, and that may be the J-80 method, which has adjusters on each side of the boat. You pull like hell and very little happens. Not so with the Garhauer, you pull and you get movement. Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: C <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> &C List Cc: Marek Dziedzic <mailto:dziedzi...@hotmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 9:09 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Rigid vang Mark, As I said, I have a Boomkicker and I eliminated the topping lift and added the vang. I think that the rigid vang might be a bit more serious solution, but my boomkicker is doing its job fine. I think it is a tad cheaper and a bit lighter. You don’t _need_ to fiddle around with the vang all the time. But it is quite handy not to have to deal with the topping lift when you set or drop the sail. If you are getting the block and tackle from Garhauer, their van would come in the same shipment. You can get the Boomkicker at Biennale. Good luck Marek Sent from Mail <http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 _____ _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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