vang. boom vang

I ordered a replacement boom vang line from Catalina Direct. When I went to switch out, the current one is about half as wide. When I put the end of the new one up to the hardware and it appears like it would be too big to easily go through. Did Catalina change the boom vang hardware at some...

My Sparcraft Vang (‭37560020505‬) is broken. I think it's time for a new one. Can someone recommend me an alternative? Best, Elvio

Thinking of replacing my block and tackle vang with a solid one on my 1984 hunter 34. Advantages? Will it increase performance or is the expense etc not really worth it if the benifits are only slight. Doing some upgrades and I've noticed lots of boats with solid boom vangs and wondering what...