New poll for AlbinVega

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reefmagnet

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May 9, 2011
1,000
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the
AlbinVega group:

Do you trailer your Vega?

o No
o Yes - Just to store for the winter
o Yes - For reach distant sailing locations To vote, please visit the following web page:
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reefmagnet

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May 9, 2011
1,000
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the
AlbinVega group:

Excluding the engine/combi drive, and the deck stepped mast, what mechanical part of the vega design causes you the most concern?

o Standing rigging
o Winches
o Fiberglass
o running rigging
o Rudder
o Deck Harware
o Interior Components To vote, please visit the following web page:
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groundhogyh

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May 30, 2006
1,075
Can we pick something else?
Right now, I'm fighting with the low boom that is screwing up my dodger and bimini plans...
But, I guess makes her safer...
rb
 
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mageekenneth

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Oct 25, 2008
168
Albin Marin Vega Bogue Chitto, Miss
She's a real tight boat. There is certainly no extra room anywhere. I had looked at raising the boom, but you would have to give up so much mainsail to do it, and the thing is already working with a small sail plan. If I ever have to replace the mast I will go with one a foot or so taller and keep the same sail plan. The best soltion to the dodger/sprayhood is what I have found working with steve birch. They are custom made for the VEGA by a lady in england and from all reports are heavy duty and very well made. They are also a deal compared to what I have been quoted back in the states. As far as the bimini. I have played with lengths of PCV with T fittings on the ends covered with fabric to make an awning of sorts. The fittings are sliced in a way so they can be worked and tied over the lifelines on both sides of the cockpit. It creates a kind of covered wagon type of look as the pvc bows up and over the boom. Works great,
but is kind of odd looking and isn't practical for use when sailing. As far as an bimini while in use, Give it up. Not enough headroom below the boom for anything that would be worth the cost. And it looks to me like what ever you decided would just be in the way. My bimini is Long sleeved white vented fishing shirts, foul weather gear, big hats, and sunscreen. If you come up with something better please let me know..
 
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mphalv

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Sep 29, 2001
195
We raised the boom about a foot to accommodate a taller dodger and had the
main recut to fit. Since we seem to sail with a reefed main most of the time
anyway, we have never missed the reduced sail area. We\'ve been very happy
with our decision.

Melanie & Paul Halvachs
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brockhaus77

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Jul 24, 2002
149
I find the biggest problem is that the mainsheets are so far back,
so they interfere with any full-coverage bimini.
I do have the same setup as Steve (small track just for the
gooseneck, which I can adjust up or down) so there is some
headroom. My Bimini is just a couple of hinged aluminum
frames and one fixed one that leans backwards from roughly
the middle of the cockpit to the back stays, to avoid any interference while
bundled up. When deployed, I just flip the two hinged rods forward
to cover most of the cockpit (nearly meeting the standard
Vega Dodger); however, this works only if the boom
is at least 45 degrees to one side or the other. So, I can use the
bimini while sailing, but only on a reach or running. This is still
better than nothing, because here on the Chesapeake Bay, we often
have pretty light winds in summer, and if you don't go upwind
(where your apparent wind helps), you can get cooked
in the cockpit on a sunny day on a run (no apparent wind
whatsoever).

Sebastian (V1060 VegaLyra)
 
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brockhaus77

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Jul 24, 2002
149
I find the biggest problem is that the mainsheets are so far back,
so they interfere with any full-coverage bimini.
I do have the same setup as Steve (small track just for the
gooseneck, which I can adjust up or down) so there is some
headroom. My Bimini is just a couple of hinged aluminum
frames and one fixed one that leans backwards from roughly
the middle of the cockpit to the back stays, to avoid any interference while
bundled up. When deployed, I just flip the two hinged rods forward
to cover most of the cockpit (nearly meeting the standard
Vega Dodger); however, this works only if the boom
is at least 45 degrees to one side or the other. So, I can use the
bimini while sailing, but only on a reach or running. This is still
better than nothing, because here on the Chesapeake Bay, we often
have pretty light winds in summer, and if you don't go upwind
(where your apparent wind helps), you can get cooked
in the cockpit on a sunny day on a run (no apparent wind
whatsoever).

Sebastian (V1060 VegaLyra)
 
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pjacobs55

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Oct 30, 2019
1,459
Whoever made the Poll forgot one important item:
NONE OF THE ABOVE
That's why I sail a Vega :)
Peter
#1331 Sin Tacha
 
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