Chuck,
Plus 2 for Garhauer. I have a Garhauer vang on each of my boats. One is over 20 years old, the other 13. Strong. Custom fit to the boat. And really great customer service from Guido and Mark. You won't find a better value or anything that works better. I commend your decision to do away with the "Damned thang", which I always found to be a general PITA . Neil, You are correct that the Boomkicker is less expensive. The K1500 that Chuck would need would be around $300. The Garhauer just under $500. He would still need his soft vang. Installation could be pretty straightforward, unless the existing mast and boom tangs for the soft vang interfere with the mounting of the hardware for the Boomkicker. That said, my reservation about the Boomkicker is that I have seen, on 5 or 6 occasions over the years, the top of the Boomkicker rod come unpinned from its mounting. When that happens, the boom ends up in the cockpit when you drop the sails. That's probably a result of inattention or poor maintenance on the part of the boat owner, I admit, and certainly the owner of a classic C&C will pay better attention to his boat than the average owner. But still. Peter, I agree with Bill's suggestion that you contact Garhauer for new springs if you think your vang has too much lift in it - though I suspect the weight of a boom and sails for a 30-1 isn't all that much heavier than those on a 27. I suspect you will find it is pretty inexpensive and relatively easy to make the change. A few years ago I had to put a new mast on my 25 (long story about an inattentive skipper). When I called Garhauer about the installation of the vang on the new mast, Guido asked me what model vang I had and what profile Kenyon mast I was installing. He sent me a lower mounting bracket for the new mast and the cost was less than $50. I mentioned that I had some slop in the upper mounting , where the tang on the boom was mounted into the top of the rigid vang, that was probably due to the fact that I had the original roller furling boom on the boat. He sent me a new set of spacers to correct the problem at no charge. As I said, great customer service. Rick Brass Imzadi C&C 38 mk 2 la Belle Aurore C&C 25 mk1 Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Neil Gallagher via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 1:52 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Neil Gallagher <njgallag...@optonline.net> Subject: Re: Stus-List Boom vanging... If all you want to do is get rid of the topping lift, you might consider just adding a Boomkicker, which only keeps the boom from falling down. Then you could keep your manual vang, would cost quite a bit less. I'm happy with that arrangement, though I always put my main halyard on the end of the boom once the main is down in case someone decides to swing on the boom or something like that. Neil Gallagher Weatherly, 35-1 Glen Cove, NY On 1/28/2016 12:47 PM, Chuck Saur via CnC-List wrote: Here's another post to get some experience-based advising. I am looking to purchase a rigid boom vang to replace the topping lift (damn thang) which is always in the way of everything. I will also replace the blocks/line I have as manual vang. Tangs are built-in on the boom and mast base. I don't want hydraulics, but wonder who can recommend which vang/size and other considerations (vendor, etc) based on your purchase/use of them. There is Forespar, Garhauer, Boomkicker, etc. Some are less expensive but appear the same. Thoughts? Chuck Saur Morning Sky C&C 35-3 Hessel Michigan _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com <mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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