No, I have a "rope" vang. Your idea is a good one, but I would like to have permanent preventers running to both sides and adjustable from the cockpit.
On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 11:20 PM, Neil Andersen < neil.eric.ander...@gmail.com> wrote: > I assume you have a hard vang? We have one made of line an use it as the > preventer. We un clear it from the base of the mast and run it over to the > toe rail. > > Neil C&C 32 > > Neil Andersen, M.Sc., CISSP, CISM > Auburn, NY 13021 > ------------------------------ > *From:* CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> on behalf of Tortuga via > CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Friday, July 14, 2017 8:58:17 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Tortuga > *Subject:* Stus-List Preventer or boom brake for C&C30/1 > > I'm looking for advice please. I've been thinking for a while about > installing permanent preventers or a boom brake on my 30. In the meantime I > attach a preventer, when I think it's required, to either the mainsheet eye > or to the vang attachment. > > This week, as I was moving the preventer, we were overtaken by a rain > squall which resulted in a nasty gybe. Nobody was injured, but it scared me > into rethinking my preventer. > > Our boom has 2 eyes: one at the end, where the mainsheet attaches and the > other about a third of the length from the mast, where the vang attaches. > I'd like to make a third attachment for a preventer or boom brake about > half way along the boom, but I don't know how to do it. A bale, I think, > will not withstand the lateral strain of a gybe. A friend recommended a > T-ball fitting, but it also is made to withstand strain from one direction > only, I think. > > Can anyone recommend a fitting that will attach to the boom and withstand > the strain of a forced gybe? Also is there collected wisdom about > preventers vs boom brakes, etc.? > > Thanks > Derek > Tortuga, C&C 30 mk1 #553 > Ballantynes Cove, NS >
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