[C320-list] Vang Adjustment

[Jeff Hare]

Sparcraft (Charleston) vangs are being used these days?  Interesting, I thought Garhauer was making them.   

Anyway,  you *may* be able to adjust it like you can the Garhauer vang.  

With that, you can remove the spring cap and spring and add a spacer to cause the spring to sit a tad higher in the tube.  Has the same effect as moving the boom fitting closer to the mast by an inch or two. 

The spacer shim was a short piece of proper diameter PVC pipe that the spring sits on inside the tube. 

-Jeff
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From: Taylor Devlin
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My 2003 C320 has a Sparcraft spring vang fitted.  When the topping lift is eased the vang drops and rubs on the dodger tubing.  The spring does stop the vang eventually, but it seems to be too low.  Is the spring vang adjustable?  If so, how does one adjust it.  Thanks.

Taylor Devlin
Escape #938

Salt Spring Island
British Columbia