[Public-List] Boom Vang

[Kris Coward via Public-List]

I wouldn't prevent to a stanchion either (I use the tracks on the side
decks instead), but I would like to point out that if you're using the
same assembly as both a vang and a preventer, you'll probably be keeping
it snug enough before the accidental gybe that the boom won't have any
real play to build up speed to crash with. It'll still backwind abruptly
enough to make a bit of a shock load, but it'll be a far cry from
delivering the force of a full-on crash gybe.

I just keep it off the stanchion bases, because I work under the
principle that they should only ever be loaded with the weight of the
fender that's tied to the lifeline right at them. Even when people stick
to that, the stanchion bases are *still* the first part of the deck to
develop cracks, let in water, and start rotting out the core. Why anyone
would even consider making that particular repair come sooner is
entirely beyond me.

Cheers,
Kris

On Thu, Nov 03, 2016 at 03:48:29PM -0400, Lawrence Morris via Public-List wrote:
> This arrangement works great in light to medium air. However I would not prevent to a stantion base in heavy air. It is not designed to take the load of a crash jibe.  You will damage the base and/or the deck. 
> 
> Just a word of caution.
> 
> 
> 
> Larry, Solstice 501
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> > On Nov 3, 2016, at 10:42 AM, Greg Bover via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> > 
> > One of the things I like about my vang, which is line and blocks, is that I
> > make it off to a bail at the mast base with a snap shackle. This allows me
> > to unshackle it quickly when heading down wind and run it to my forwardmost
> > stanchion base so that it acts as a main preventer. Takes some of the worry
> > out of running wing-and-wing.
> > 
> > Greg Bover
> > A-30 #114
> > PENSIVE FLYER
> > Gloucester, Mass.
> > 
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