Posted by Louis Petrosino (lpetros2@…>)
Thanks Al. I bought items from them for my old Pearson but, didn’t know they made vangs as well.Lou----- Original Message ----From: Al Lorman <ajl@…>To: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.comSent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 2:22:06 PMSubject: RE: [FreedomOwnersGroup] Re: Lazy Jacks
Garhauer
(www.garhauermarine. com) makes a
great and reasonably priced rigid vang (c. $450) and also will build a custom
mast collar ($150) for attaching to the mast. Al
Lorman
From:
FreedomOwnersGroup@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:FreedomOwne rsGroup@yahoogro ups.com] On
Behalf Of Louis Petrosino
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 2:07 PM
To: FreedomOwnersGroup@ yahoogroups. com
Subject: Re: [FreedomOwnersGroup ] Re: Lazy Jacks
Ron,
Where do you attach the boat end of the vang? If to the mast base or the
collar, let me know the source of the fitting. I have been thinking of
installing vangs for some time now.
Lou P
----- Original Message ----
From: ron barr <rwhb@…>
To: FreedomOwnersGroup@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 1:09:01 PM
Subject: RE: [FreedomOwnersGroup ] Re: Lazy Jacks
Seems to me a rigid boom vang makes the
whole process much simpler for $300 or so???
Ron Newport RI 02840
From:
FreedomOwnersGroup@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:FreedomOwne rsGroup@yahoogro ups.com] On Behalf Of katorpus
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 11:50 PM
To: FreedomOwnersGroup@ yahoogroups. com
Subject: [FreedomOwnersGroup ] Re: Lazy Jacks
Important things toward making this work:
I don’t have a rigid boom vang, and loosening the lazy jacks before
raising the sail would drop the boom to the deck.
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Make sure that all of your blocks in the halyard system are well
lubed and turning freely…this includes the masthead turning block
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Make sure that your sail track is clean and the slugs slide freely
(McLube Sailkote sprayed on before leaving the dock works wonders…I
spray the “stacked up” slugs at the base of the track…not the track
itself)
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Head into the wind, pull the sail up a couple of feet, and release
the sheet enough so that the sail is “flogging” without being
restrained by the mainsheet. If it’s not flogging SOME, you aren’t
headed straight enough into the wind.
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TIMING…is the key now…the problems occur when the shortest
battens get hung under the inverted V of the lazy jacks…pull the sail
up (no winch should be needed at this point), then “time” the flog so
that the batten clears the block, then hoist as far as you can without
using the winch, take a wrap on the winch and then continue up.
If you “miss”, just ease the sail back down until the batten clears
and
try again.
I routinely do this singlehandedly with no autopilot engaged, reaching
back to adjust the wheel as needed to stay into the wind. It’s usually
blowing 12 knots or better. The transmission should be in forward gear
with the prop turning just enough to maintain a minimum of headway in a
given sea-state. If you fall off the wind too much, you may need to
increase rpms a little to get the nose back on the wind and ease the
pressure of the sail against the lazy jacks before completing the
hoist. If you don’t you’ll drag battens against the blocks at the point
of the inverted V and wear (or tear) the batten pockets.
— In FreedomOwnersGroup@
yahoogroups. com, “Sward” <swardfullsail@ …>
wrote:
I’m sorry to beat a dead horse, but I’m again trying to figure out
how
the lazy jacks can be adjusted to get out of the way when putting the
main sail up. I have looked at the post on the rigging but can’t see
how that helps. Sorry, I’m a bit thick sometimes!!! !
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