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Response Posted - 05/11/2012 :  20:03:29  Show Profile
Many racing boats now use Webbing with a small poprivet on the top ( boom in compression .. Bails are definitely old technique with holes / corrosion all in the wrong place . The same goes for the vang attachment .
it is a double loop of webbing with a D ring in one loop.
The loops are threaded onto the boom. The vang and mainsheet shackles
attach to the D ring. Needs a lose footed main.
The webbing can be placed anywhere along the boom that is free of
other fittings. Pressure on one loop (with the D ring) tightens the
other loop to the boom. So the windier it gets the tighter the loop
gets.
To make it; a length of UV resistant webbing (seat belt) that will
easily wrap around the boom twice, thread a D ring on the strap then
bring the two webbing ends together and flip one end over twice before sewing together with a generous overlap. A SS or brass eyelet will also work instead of the over kill D-ring
There are a few finer points to it, like sewing the join at a slight
angle, but if you get a strap and wrap it round a pole twice it is
easier to picture.
A stronger , cheaper and quick solution
Graeme ..
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