Boom Vang Suggestions

[MadMax]

Hi All, we're getting ready for our first official summer sailing season on our E-27 "Variation". We are going to be day sailing mostly, no racing or anything like that and we need a boom vang. I've been looking at the different makes and models and my eyes are now glossed over so I come to you as a humble newbie looking for some suggestions, thanks.
MM

 

[Sven]

Hi Max,

If you search the forum for Garhauer you'll probably find that it is the rigid vang of choice. We don't have one yet but there definitely is one in our future.


-Sven

 

[Loren Beach]

If you want to just add a vang tackle, they are easily sourced from any nearby chandlery or on the web.
For a rigid vang, with its advantages in supporting the boom, here is a pretty good thread on the subject:
http://www.ericsonyachts.org/infoexchange/showthread.php?t=2979&referrerid=28

Regards,
Loren

 

[John Wressell]

I'd suggest a Boomkicker, we've had several and are very happy with them. Nice people to deal with.

John Wressell

 

[ted_reshetiloff]

Agree if you want the support of a rigid vang go with the kicker for the 27. Although simplest would just be a 3:1 made from two fiddle blocks. One with a cam cleat and a becket the other without. Maybe fit it with a snap shackle at the bottom end so you could use it as a preventer too when running down wind, but make sure the snap shackle is the weak link so you dont break your boom on a crash gybe...

 

[newgringo]

We installed a BoomKicker on our E32-3. It was fairly easy to install and does lift the boom. One less line to deal with. I built my own mast attachment as I did not want to take any chance of drilling thru a wire going up the mast. Drawing available. The BK folks are very helpful.