My bad...forgot to change the subject line. Tom Buscaglia S/V Alera 1990 C&C 37+/40 Vashon WA P 206.463.9200 C 305.409.3660
> On Mar 16, 2019, at 12:43 PM, Tom Buscaglia <t...@sv-alera.com> wrote: > > I use a similar set up with a 4:1 block including a cam clear left over from > my old boat when I went from a topping lift to a Garhaur vang. I have a > attachment point on the boom about 3’ from the end and a Johnson bale on the > rail about 4’ ahead of the standing rigging. It all goes on before the boom > goes out. > > You can see a bit of the setup in this video https://flic.kr/p/R4eD5F > > Tom Buscaglia > S/V Alera > 1990 C&C 37+/40 > Vashon WA > P 206.463.9200 > C 305.409.3660 > > >> On Mar 16, 2019, at 10:17 AM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote: >> >> Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 13:16:22 -0400 >> From: "Rick Brass" <rickbr...@earthlink.net> >> To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> Subject: Re: Stus-List Gybe preventer >> Message-ID: <000a01d4dc1b$fab04230$f010c690$@earthlink.net> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >> 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
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