[Alberg30] Vang

[FINNUS505 at aol.com]

Hey,

Thx for the reply, Stephen.  But I was not suggesting attaching the vang to 
mast step plate bolts. I thought the bolt that goes through the bottom of the 
mast, that holds it to the mast step plate, should be strong enough to bear the 
force of the vang. Obviously, the bolt itself would have to replaced with a 
longer one, so that an eye of a bale could be slipped over each end, on either 
side of the mast. Do you think the base of the mast could support the force of 
the vang, or would there be a danger of deforming the bottom of the mast?

Stargazer had no vang when we got her.  With all of the other projects we had 
to do just to get her sailing this season, securing a 'proper fitting' for 
the lower end of the vang was not a high priority, and I just used webbing 
around the base of the mast to secure the lower end of the vang. I wound SS wire 
around the webbing and to the head and nut ends of the bolt that goes through 
the base of the mast to keep the webbing from riding up the mast. That actually 
worked out very well, though it does not look 'neat'. I was going to get the 
longer bolt and a bale and secure the vang 'properly' as one of this winter's 
projects; should I re-think this? I'm not using one of the modern, tubular 
vangs, but simply a block and tackle.

thx,
Lee
Stargazer #255
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