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Hello all;
We are the new owners of #0189 (ketch), Blue Moon. Blue Moon is in good shape, well equipped, but naturally we have a long wish list of planned ‘improvements’. One of those is installation of a mainsail boom vang. Our boat is equipped with spars by Metal Mast, original equipment, but came without a vang. The PO (2nd owner of the boat…purchased it in 1985) reports that the boat had a vang, but the hardware at the mast and boom failed. It appears that any holes in the mast or boom were filled, because both spars are ‘slick’….and were painted w/Awlgrip.
My question regards sourcing the vang hardware for the boom and mast. I checked on the rig-rite website, and it looks like the boom hardware was a simple bail, perhaps re-enforced with bearing plates. Easy to do. But I can’t find anything for the fitting at the mast base. Can anyone help me with this? Does anyone know if the original hardware was deficient, and if so, is there an upgrade? Many thanks…ya’ll will be hearing from us somewhat frequently as we learn our new boat, and I appreciate your patience.
David and Pat Tye
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David & Pat,
Welcome.
Pearson used several spar manufacturers during the 424 production run, so
the boom vang configurations will also vary.
I forgot who made the mast on Sarah, but it is hull #2 so there have
probably been a lot of changes between Sarah and Blue Moon.
My boom vang attaches to a welded tang on the boom, not a bale. if you
also use the vang as a preventer I wouldn’t trust a bale unless it is very
strong. I managed to break one of the mainsheet bales during an accidental
jibe in 40 kts of wind.Here’s a picture of the boom vang on Sarah, although it is a little
difficult to see the tang:
http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/Images/Reef%20Clutch%201.JPGRegards,
John Stevenson
http://www.svsarah.com
Sarah’s BlogOn Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 12:50 PM, typhoontye via maillist <
> wrote:Hello all;
We are the new owners of #0189 (ketch), Blue Moon. Blue Moon is in good
shape, well equipped, but naturally we have a long wish list of planned
‘improvements’. One of those is installation of a mainsail boom vang. Our
boat is equipped with spars by Metal Mast, original equipment, but came
without a vang. The PO (2nd owner of the boat…purchased it in 1985)
reports that the boat had a vang, but the hardware at the mast and boom
failed. It appears that any holes in the mast or boom were filled, because
both spars are ‘slick’….and were painted w/Awlgrip.My question regards sourcing the vang hardware for the boom and mast. I
checked on the rig-rite website, and it looks like the boom hardware was a
simple bail, perhaps re-enforced with bearing plates. Easy to do. But I
can’t find anything for the fitting at the mast base. Can anyone help me
with this? Does anyone know if the original hardware was deficient, and if
so, is there an upgrade? Many thanks…ya’ll will be hearing from us
somewhat frequently as we learn our new boat, and I appreciate your
patience.David and Pat Tye
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I don’t think Pearson provided a vang. A previous owner probably installed one. I have straps that hang under the boom. They connect to the boom with metal clips that install in the sail grove. A large D-ring hangs under the boom from the straps where the vang attaches. I only use it for racing where the vang attaches to a lifeline stanchion base to pull the boom down and protect against a gybe. For cruising, a few seconds a mile don’t really matter much.
Rich
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