Ditto.
My 38 has mid boom sheeting because of the bridgedeck mounted traveler. I replaced the line in an old soft 4:1 vang I had replaced to get a long enough line to allow for the tail to get back to the cockpit, and attach the snap shackles to the toe rail near the shrouds and to the bail where the mainsheet is attached to the boom (which has the advantage of keeping the lead of the preventer inside the lifelines). Because of the mid boom sheeting, the bail is rarely outside the lifelines when the preventer gets installed. And the preventer can also do double duty as a hoisting tackle for lifting a MOB back up onto the deck. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Neil Andersen via CnC-List Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2019 11:52 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Neil Andersen <neil.eric.ander...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Gybe preventer My Gybe preventer is simply a soft Vang taken to the toe rail. Works great and doesn't require any special rigging. Neil Andersen 1982 C&C 32 FoxFire Rock Hall, MD Neil Andersen 20691 Jamieson Rd Rock Hall, MD 21661 _____ From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> > on behalf of David Knecht via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2019 11:44 AM To: CnC CnC discussion list Cc: David Knecht Subject: Re: Stus-List Gybe preventer I have been thinking aobut rigging a preventer on my boat so re-read this old discussion of how people rig them. End boom attachment sounds preferable, but does that have to run outside the shrouds? If so, then you would have to rig it before letting the main out while you can stlill get to the end of the boom. Then, how do you gybe when you want to? I have a single reef point on my new main, so I have an extra internal boom line and sheave from the second reef setup that exits at the rear of the boom. I am thinking that if i put a long enough line with a snap shackle at the end where it exits the boom, I could use that as a preventer. Before letting the main out downwind, you would grab the shackle and run it forward to the toe rail near the bow and clip it in and then have control from the stopper on the cabin top. Thoughts? Dave PS- No expectation of offshore/big waves racing in my future so this is a cruising/club racing solution S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT
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