[C320-list] In Mast Furling (Free advice)

[Len]

Orlando,

Thanks for tip---in your experience, when do you tighten the vang?

Len
Aqua5   #1080

On 11/26/06, Orlando.Duran at averydennison.com
<Orlando.Duran at averydennison.com> wrote:
> Here's a tip, don't tighten the vang when you're running on a 320...let it
> rise a bit, you'll go much faster...
> ------Original Message------
> From: Len
> To: catalina
> To: Catalina 320 List
> ReplyTo: Catalina 320 List
> Sent: Nov 26, 2006 5:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] In Mast Furling (Free advice)
>
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> Must agree with Jeff---an adjustable vang really works well---my boat
> has a gas-spring vang that holds boom (in-boom furling)  at 87
> degrees, but when you're running with the boom way out you pull in the
> boom vang which compresses the gas spring and pulls the boom down to
> adjust the mainsail.  Same principle should apply, whether in-mast or
> in-boom furling.
>
> Len
> Aqua5   #1070
>
> On 11/26/06, Jeffrey Hare <catalina at thehares.com> wrote:
> >
> > So, I have to assume that either your dealer owns a powerboat and
> doesn't
> > sail, because he clearly doesn't *know* how to sail.  :)
> >
> > Because regardless of what kind of main you have, an adjustable boom
> vang is
> > one of a few key ways of extracting the best performance your mainsail.
> >
> > The garhauer boom vang is really well built.  Having an adjustable vang
> will
> > add another thing to set properly before furling the main however, but
> it's
> > gotta be worth having.
> >
> > BTW, Am I correct in assuming that a furling main has no cunningham
> cringle
> > to control the draft of the sail?
> >
> > -Jeff
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Nigel Price [mailto:nigel.price at bigpond.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 5:50 AM
> > To: C320-List
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] In Mast Furling (Free advice)
> >
> >  Thanks for the comments on in-mast furling mains, Dick. I have an
> in-mast
> > furler as well, but it has a boom vang with a pin through it and no
> block
> > and tackle arrangement, which prevents any adjustment. I spoke to Frank
> > Butler about about it and he said that they scrapped that idea and that
> I
> > could buy an adjustable vang from them to replace it (nice of him).
> However,
> > our local agent is adament that an adjustable vang is bad news and
> simply
> > won't order it for me. What system is on your boat?
> >  Cheers,
> >  Nigel
> >  "Epiphany" #1061
> >
> >
> >  ----- Original Message -----
> >  From: "Richard A. Walker" <dickwalker at att.net>
> >  To: "'pkenefick'" <pkenefick at earthlink.net>; "'C320-List'"
> > <c320-li
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