RE: Boomvang Question

Eric Johnson (ej@tx3.com)
Thu, 4 Mar 1999 15:05:14 -0800


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> Hi again,
> I am still waiting for my new toy-P-19 due in late april or early may,
> my question is how do I know how tight to haul in the boom vang and does
> this have similar effect on helm steering as does mast bend? I'm
> learning so much about my potter I don't even have yet!

You'll figure it out pretty quick. The vang isn't so useful upwind, but off
the wind it keeps the boom from lifting and spilling a lot of wind. You'll
hardly ever have to really pull hard on it...