Best position for rigid vang on boom?
Thanks to all for the vang input,
I'm at this moment getting the required templates together, etc. for the Garhauer order. Including a request that the control line goes to the cockpit.
My original soft vang attached to a bail on the boom about 39" out from the pin on the goosneck.
Would somebody know if this is the correct measure for a rigid vang. Same place? Correct in the sense that you haven't had any problems with it. How does one know where to put a vang in the first place? Is there a formula?
Maybe Garhauer has kept records, I'll ask, and a TUSEN TAKK for the measure!
Good name for an Ariel, eh??? :D
downhauls/outhauls/rigging
If you consult catalogues by harken/ronstan they contain schematics(rather cro-magnon but still deliver the concept) that take most of the guesswork out of purchase questions...I agree with what was mentioned before regarding the cunningham eliminating the downhaul(if your boom won't lift then)....although if you race an ariel you might have to have the mainsail set a certain distance down from the masthead(i know thats the case w/olson 30's on SF bay) and the downhaul might help you better with this.....anyway consult the catalogues they give good ideas...
pk