[C320-list] Topping Lift

[John Frost]

Our hard vang does a great job of holding the boom wherever we want it,
including up off the bimini.
I just tied off my topping lift at the base of the mast for some future use.

Happy Sailing!

John
2007 C320MKII
Hull 1118
Guntersville, AL



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My question would be "why do you need a topping lift with a hard vang?"

Rick
724
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From: Taylor Devlin
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Our 320, #938, has in-mast furling.  It has a topping lift, and a hard vang.
My question is what to do with the topping lift when the main is fully out.
Do I leave it, or should it be adjusted/loosened?  The line runs down inside
the mast and then is coiled at the base of the mast.  If it is meant to be
adjusted, it seems odd that it hasn't been run back to the cockpit like the
sheets and halyards.  Ours is the only boat with this system at our club, so
although advice is plentiful, it isn't offered from experience.  Your advice
would be gratefully received.

Taylor Devlin
Escape, 938
 		 	   		  

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