Any 240 or 23.5 owners install a garhauer rigid vang? Does the full roach in the main require going up to the next size? The garhauer site lists the RV12-1 for boats 20-25 ft in length and the RV16-1 for boats 25-27 in length. Not a big difference in price. Was this difficult to install? Was it a noticable performance difference? Probablly worth it just to eliminate the topping lift.
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Did it on a 26
I put a Garhauer rigid vang on my 26 -- OK, the boatyard did it. It wasn't too hard -- one piece of genoa track on the mast, one on the boom. Drill and tap three or four holes for each. I led the line around a turning block to a sheet stopper on the port side. There's backing for them, it corresponds to the halyard stoppers on starboard. As for the size, just call or e-mail the folks at Garhauer and ask their opinion. They're quite knowlegeable. If I can get the photo to post, it does show the lines leading from the vang. It shows my wife and me on board at the Galleon marina in Key West. The captain of a mega-yacht at the next dock took our camera up to the third story of his boat and took the photo.
I put a Garhauer rigid vang on my 26 -- OK, the boatyard did it. It wasn't too hard -- one piece of genoa track on the mast, one on the boom. Drill and tap three or four holes for each. I led the line around a turning block to a sheet stopper on the port side. There's backing for them, it corresponds to the halyard stoppers on starboard. As for the size, just call or e-mail the folks at Garhauer and ask their opinion. They're quite knowlegeable. If I can get the photo to post, it does show the lines leading from the vang. It shows my wife and me on board at the Galleon marina in Key West. The captain of a mega-yacht at the next dock took our camera up to the third story of his boat and took the photo.
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did it on h240
used the one spec'd for the 240. does the larger model spec more purchase power? i would think the only difference is its longer, for the longer boom on the larger boats... as far as how mine worked - best topping lift eliminator around - would get it for that purpose alone. as far a sail flattening power (to depower), haven't experienced too many vangs that really made a substantial difference upwind. a boom thats pinned to the mast limits being able to flatten it too much. i think its real value is for enhanced sail shape ability on a reach/run when you have no traveler. i rigged mine so the attached camcleat was at the boom side (upside down). then a wedge added under the cleat put it on plane to be adjusted from the cockpit. with the cleat the other way around, its impossible to adjust without climbing on deck, unless you bypass the cleat altogether and reroute it back thru a maststep block to an extra clutch or cleat on the deck. enjoy,brian
used the one spec'd for the 240. does the larger model spec more purchase power? i would think the only difference is its longer, for the longer boom on the larger boats... as far as how mine worked - best topping lift eliminator around - would get it for that purpose alone. as far a sail flattening power (to depower), haven't experienced too many vangs that really made a substantial difference upwind. a boom thats pinned to the mast limits being able to flatten it too much. i think its real value is for enhanced sail shape ability on a reach/run when you have no traveler. i rigged mine so the attached camcleat was at the boom side (upside down). then a wedge added under the cleat put it on plane to be adjusted from the cockpit. with the cleat the other way around, its impossible to adjust without climbing on deck, unless you bypass the cleat altogether and reroute it back thru a maststep block to an extra clutch or cleat on the deck. enjoy,brian
Carl, You probably should use aluminium
instead of PVC. PVC after being exposed to sunlight and freezing cold becomes very brittle. With the loads expected on a boom vang it could explode. Also the compression loads that would be applied to the ends where it attaches to the mast and boom would be failure points. Schedule 80 PVC might work better as it is much heavier, yet it too is subject to UV and cold. Ray S/V Speedy
instead of PVC. PVC after being exposed to sunlight and freezing cold becomes very brittle. With the loads expected on a boom vang it could explode. Also the compression loads that would be applied to the ends where it attaches to the mast and boom would be failure points. Schedule 80 PVC might work better as it is much heavier, yet it too is subject to UV and cold. Ray S/V Speedy
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