My reply on this would read the same as Rick's. I still have the crank for the roller boom but the "C" bail is long gone.
Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 7:53 AM, Rick Brass via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Randy, > > > > I get the impression that the roller reefing boom was on a number of the > early 70s C&C models, though whether standard or optional I don’t know. > > > > My 25 came with a roller reefing boom. It also had a soft vang. Part of > the gear included a large yellow metal “hoop”, in the top of which was a > narrow slot (sort of like a big “C” with a small opening) and on either > side of the slot were 2 plastic rollers. The hoop went around the boom with > the sail going up through the slot and the top of the soft vang attached at > the bottom of the hoop. > > > > Never worked for crap. Which is probably why you don’t see roller reefing > booms any more. > > > > I have gone to slab reefing and a rigid Garhauer vang on the 25. But I > still keep the old “hoop” and the hand crank for the roller reefing on the > boat as conversation pieces. > > > > Do you need a vang? Depends on how and where you sail and on personal > preferences. > > > > Without a vang, the boom will rise and the leach of the main will twist > off and spill wind when you are on any point of sail except close hauled. > The tendency for the boom to rise can be controlled by mainsheet tension, > but the more off the wind you are (reaching and running) the more rise you > will get. The boom could be made of depleted uranium and would still not > significantly stop the process. > > > > A vang, rigid or soft, controls the rise of the boom and allows you to > tension the leach for optimum performance. A rigid vang or boom kicker will > support the boom when the sail is lowered so you can do away with the > constant irritations of the topping lift – getting tangled in the backstay, > needing adjustment when you foot off, forgetting to retension when you drop > sail and having the boom fall into the cockpit, yada yada. > > > > There was a discussion on the list a couple of weeks ago about the merits > of various rigid vangs and the Boomkicker. You should search the list > archives and read it. You would be surprised how many of us on the list > have a Garhauer rigid vang. > > > > Rick Brass > > *Imzadi *C&C 38 mk 2 > > *la Belle Aurore *C&C 25 mk1 > > Washington, NC > > > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Randy > Stafford via CnC-List > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 10, 2016 10:27 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* randy.staff...@comcast.net > *Subject:* Stus-List 30-1 Vang Refit? > > > > C&C Sailors- > > > > The C&C 30 MK1 hull #7 I just bought does not have a boom vang. Perhaps > because its boom appears designed for furling the main by rolling it around > the outside of the boom. Or perhaps because vangs were not standard > equipment on 30-1s (I don't see vangs in the brochures). But in looking at > comparables before buying my boat, I did see 30-1s on the market with > bangs, boom kickers, etc. > > > > Have any 30-1 sailors on this list found it necessary or unnecessary to > have a vang? Or necessary to rig something else to keep the boom down? > I'm worried about the boom pulling up on broad reaches or runs. On the > other hand, I think it's a fairly heavy boom, and the boom-end sheeting may > help to keep it down. I'd be interested in your comments. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Cheers, > > Randy Stafford > > S/V Grenadine > > C&C 30 MK1 #7 > > Ken Caryl, CO > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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