It's a Selden Rodkicker with a gas spring in it. Made by Selden Mast company. (Selden suppled the replacement boom for my C27 too. It's plenty stiff and strong enough, even for San Francisco Bay. And all the lines for reefing and outhauling run inside the boom)
see http://www.pyacht.net/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/online-store/scstore/h-selden_rodkicker.htm?E+scstore for description and details. Here's the description: " Rodkicker – Seldén’s range of rigid vangs – is a telescopic rod fitted between the lower end of the mast and the boom. Rodkicker prevents the boom from dropping into the cockpit when reefing. When fitted with a Seldén gas spring, it lifts the boom when the kicking strap is released. Excellent for trimming the main in light air. " Fair winds, Judy B San Francisco Bay (which suffered a big oilspill this past week), CA 1977 C27 TR, #3459, "Bijou" ----- Original Message ---- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, November 9, 2007 1:04:01 PM Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Sea Hood for a 1978 c27 Dr. Judy I have an interest in your boom vang. Any close up pictures/descriptions, etc. John Jennings See what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your Homepage.
