[Public-List] Boom Vang

[Lawrence Morris via Public-List]

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

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> 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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