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cathluk
Admiral

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Initially Posted - 07/11/2005 :  14:20:04  Show Profile
In the past there has been some discussion about how difficult it is to release the vang from the cockpit because of the angle of the cleat & its location at the bottom of the mast. Arlyn fixed this by adding a block to the cleat & changing the angle.

Dan & I came up with a different solution a couple years ago (this is the first photo we took & a picture is worth a thousand words as they say). We added a length of wire to lift the vang cleat higher & away from the mast. Releasing the vang is now a snap!
Cathy
"Far Away"'88 Pearson 31
(DPO C250wk "Blown Away")
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 07/11/2005 :  15:02:13  Show Profile
I, too, didn't care for releasing the vang at the mastbase so, using a suggestion from the forum, I flipped my vang end-for-end. Additionally, I changed the exit angle of the cam cleat and increased the purchase to 6:1. Now with the fiddle block and cam cleat at the top attached to the boom, it is closer to the cockpit and with the lead angle change, it is much easier to both release and apply the vang.
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welshoff
Captain

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Response Posted - 07/11/2005 :  18:53:48  Show Profile
I flipped my vang end for end and have no problems to date. Just stand in the companion way to run the vang. Thought about running it to a rope clutch - the amount I use it has not warrented this effort to date.
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