[Alberg30] Vang

[Gordon LACO]

Hello -

I think that I will do the same with our #426.   Man, the list is growing...

Gord
#426 Surprise



on 12/7/03 8:39 PM, sousa, stephen (ENG) at sousa_stephen at emc.com wrote:

> Lee,
> 
> That is correct, the bolt supports the stress of the vang. This is the set
> up we have on #114. I am going to eliminate piece of metal that bolt enters
> on the base following the email string from last week.
> 
> Stephen
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> Subject: [Alberg30] Vang
> 
> 
> 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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