Boom Vang Rule of Thumb

[Bluenose]

You could always put a curved traveler track on the cabintop to run the vang too, like a Star.

Kristian you don't know how many layout I drew trying to get a curved traveler track on top of the coach roof. I ran into a bunch of problems. The first was that the coach roof has curvature so the traveler track would have needed standoff towards the sides and I couldn't find a way to transition at the front. And then even using the Star curved track, which I believe is the smallest Harken sells, I didn't have enough width on the cabin top. And then there was making the cabin top strong enough to support the loads. So that is why I am where I am now.

I think I will try your idea about putting it in at whatever angle I can get (did I mention that I would also like a rigid vang) and sail it for a bit. I will also think about the two vang option if I end up not liking the current setup.

So you are in the paint shop? You just had to get there before me didn't you? I can't wait to see the results. By the way, does Shields 88 have a name?

Cheers, Bill