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Posted by CAN 14835
on 5/10/2007, 6:56 am, in reply to "Have you ever seen a vang setup like this?"
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Some of the very early boats had this set-up. It was sometimes seen on Lightnings etc. from the same vintage. Its not very effective, doesn't offer much in the way of mechanical advantage and you'd be better off replacing it with a more modern and conventional set-up
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: I've just bought an old wooden
: Fireball with the weirdest vang
: setup I've ever seen. I want to
: find out if it makes sense to more
: experienced sailors than me before I
: repair or replace it.
: Th vang attaches to the boom with a
: normal keyhole-type tang, attached
: to that is a wire that runs to a
: fitting on the base of the mast,
: where it is attached through the
: diameter of a horizontally mounted
: rod (rod diameter of about 1/2
: inch). The rod has a drum mounted
: on one end (looks like furling gear
: mounted horizontally!) Pulling the
: line wrapped around the drum
: tightens the vang by wrapping the
: wire around the 1/2" diameter
: of the rod. No purchase, just the
: effort reduction created by the
: small diameter rod vs. the larger
: diameter of the drum.
: I see problems with the rod diameter
: forcing the wire into too tight a
: bend, the lack of purchase, and
: don't see the point of the whole
: setup.
: Has anyone seen this setup before?
: Does it work? I'd appreciate a
: second opinion.
:
Mike McEvoy
CFA Secretary
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