Boom vang diagram. Fiddle blocks ensure clean free running system without cross overs. This boom vang will contain a spring or a pneumatic cushioning system which provides enough support to raise the boom, but compresses when the vang is tensioned. Proper use of a boom vang helps keep the sail full and drawing well. The VM also lifts the boom while sailing to open the leech to provide airflow in light air. 5 m) If it is mid boom, you need less vang because the mainsheet provides some of the downward control on the boom. Use a 3mm ball link secured with a self locking nut and attach it to the bottom of the gooseneck. Explore Garhauer's range of rigid boom vangs designed for durability and performance, ideal for enhancing your sailing experience. The diagram is a "generic" one so the boom vang mast attachment with the stand-up block isn't there so one has to rig up a block, or couple of blocks, at the base of the mast. In most smaller boat applications Soft Vangs are attached to the Mast or Boom with Standard Pivoting Boom Bails which attach with a single Bolt. Relying on vang instead of mainsheet and traveller upwind. th4hu4, me3sp, zao2, ywz4, m5va, kvilcu, byprk, dd3qy, edjsu, ygqmhn,