[Rhodes22-list] Was Sails Now Boom Vangs

[David Culp]

Yeah, that's normally how a preventer is run (forward).  It just has to be
able to run freely in case of a quick maneuver.  I just pull a line up out
of the cleat on the vang and the boom is free to move to any position and if
the line were ever to tangle, I am there to fix it.

No pictures yet... Inclement weather down here the last few days.

dc

Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:43:47 -0600
From: "Ben Schultz" <benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Was Sails Now Boom Vangs
To: "'The Rhodes 22 Email List'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Message-ID: <00ae01ca9477$f8e840b0$eab8c210$@com>
Content-Type: text/plain;       charset="us-ascii"

If I'm sailing downwind for any length of time, I might from time to time
run a piece of line from the end of the boom, loop it around the bow cleat,
and bring it back to the cockpit.  There's usually a spare cleat on the
cabin top that can hold it still.  Although that doesn't pull straight down
on the boom, it does a reasonably fair job of keeping it down and it is
completely effective in preventing the accidental jibe.

-----Original Message-----
From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Todd Tavares
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 21:08
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Was Sails Now Boom Vangs


 David,

 You better patent it before you post pics or descriptions. That way you
can claim residuals due whenever someone copies it then sells
their boat here on the Rhodes 22 list.  LOL