I've a '86 Legend 45, that came equipped with a rigid vang. But it doesn't have a gas cylinder or spring, so I'd like to add a gas cylinder. I don't have any marking on the vang to identify the manufacturer. If anyone has done this addition, I'd appreciate any information.
Adding a Gas Cylinder to my Rigid Vang
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Is that possible? I assumed gas would be sealed units.
How rigid is your rigid vang? Doesn't it have a spring? How can it flex and "vang"?
How rigid is your rigid vang? Doesn't it have a spring? How can it flex and "vang"?
I thought the same thing, but my 2009 Hunter 36 came with a Selden Rodkicker, and it was standard for Hunter not to put the gas cylinder in them. I sprung for the gas cylinder (see what I did there?) this year and installed it. Took 15 min. You have to match the Rodkicker model with the right cylinder, but man its got spring now. Just over $100 bucks or so for my gas cylinder. And you can buy one harder or softer if you like. Previously I could basically just use the vang to adjust the Rodkicker with sail position, and with the main furled it keeps the boom just above the traveller and bimini without needing a topping lift. Now with the gas cylinder I can adjust the boom wherever I like and it says there, up or down. (Still have the topping lift - too useful for too many other things to get rid of it - like a riding sail, or lifting 4D batteries out of a deep cockpit locker by myself).
Who is the supplier of the mast and boom? Odds are the same outfit supplied the vang. Picture of it might help to ID it.
I don't have information on the mast or boom. I have several images, from which you can piece together what the vang looks like. From the fittings, it appears to be a Selden, but the cross-section is circular, not rectangular as are the newer vangs from Selden.
Agree, the casting where it is attached to the boom looks a lot like the current Selden Rodkickers. Selden has a Facebook page, perhaps you could post a picture there and ask if they can identify it. Or, search for your dealer on the Selden website and contact the dealer. Selden does not work direct with end users. They only work through their dealer network. My kid used to work for them in Charleston so that's how I know.
www.seldenmast.com
Found a reference to "Selden/Kemp" masts and rigid vangs. See this link, discusses the round tube vang:
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Also, noted on the Selden website on Company information, they say it was 1994 when they started supplying masts to Hunter. Perhaps they bought out "Kemp"
Here is another, refers to Selden buying out Kemp:
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By country : Seldén Mast AB
Found a reference to "Selden/Kemp" masts and rigid vangs. See this link, discusses the round tube vang:
Dismantling selden/kemp rod kicker
Has anyone got an idea (exploded diagram etc) of best way to dismantle a selden kemp rod kicker (round tubing, circa 25 yrs old)? (The only docs I can find relate to the newer rectangular profile versions). Mine occasionally seems to 'catch' and support the boom, but generally doesnt. What is...
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Also, noted on the Selden website on Company information, they say it was 1994 when they started supplying masts to Hunter. Perhaps they bought out "Kemp"
Here is another, refers to Selden buying out Kemp:
Kemp kicker problem
My Kemp kicker has stopped lifting, so the boom now needs to be held up using the main halyard as I don't have a topping lift. Does anyone have any suggestions as to why, how to fix it or any pictures available so I can see how the thing works please? Have tried my various Nigel Calder books...
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