[C38] Solid Vang / Main Halyard Question

[Joseph Launie]

Mark,
     I have a Hall solid vang. I installed it when I commisssioned the 
boat (I did it myself with help) in 1991 with no problems. It contains a 
spring so the last  thing we do after sailing is to ease off the main 
sheet, vang and cunningham andd lift the end of the boom as high as 
possible to take the tension of the spring.

      You can easily use the cabin top winch to handle the main sheet 
and halyard. Install two rope clutches in front of the winch. Align them 
carefulyso there is a fair lead from the turning block at the mast to 
the clutch. On Macavity, we are set up for racing and have 2 spin 
halyards, two genoa halyards and the main halyard. We have two Lewmark 
40 self tailing halyard winches mounted on the deck near the halyards. 
We had the mast collar rebuilt at the time of launching so have tangs 
for 12 bloks. We use large Harken blocks on the tangs to route the 
halyards to the bank of rope cluthces. We have the genoa halyards on the 
port side of the mast and the spin & main on the starboard side.  I will 
see if I have any pix in the camera . If not, I will be at the boat next 
weekend and will shoot some. On the ropeclutch - get the best - 
Spinlock. Do not get Garmar rope clutches. Do not get Garmar rope 
clutches. We put them side by side with the Spinlock and immediately 
made cushes out of the Garmar by throwing them overboard. Joe
On 12/30/2012 9:36 AM, Mark O'Dell wrote:
> Hey all... Happy holidays.
>
> Curious... I just installed a stack-pack, and now I'm looking to ditch
> my topping lift in prep for eventually running my main halyard back to
> the cockpit... So I have 2 questions.
>
> 1. Does any one have a solid vang?.. or specifically a BoomKicker?
> http://www.boomkicker.com/ Boomkicker looks to be the most cost
> effective and easily installed solution to a solid-vang-type system.
> Anyone out there have one?
>
> 2. Running main halyard back to the cockpit... If I do so, and use my
> existing main sheet winch on the house as the halyard winch. How do I
> control the main sheet while I'm hoisting? Could i simply install a
> cam cleat to hold the main sheet steady while I'm hoisting?
>
> Thanx,
> Mark O
> Momentous #230
> Baltimore
>
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