Thanks Jerry. Larry in Old 189.... -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of jerry montgomery Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 9:24 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: boom vang You want the bail to be as low as possible. On 15's a good strap eye off the web of the mast will do; peel the sailtrack flaps back at the base for about6", then fasten a strap eye directly to the web. If you plan on sailing the Northwest Passage, you can make it stronger by getting a boom bail and bolting or pinning it directly to the aft corner of the mast step. That's what I did on my Sage; I used the same bails that I used for the mainsheet and for the boom end of the vang, but worked it over in the vise to widen it out so it would fit over the step. An advantage to using a bail on the boom is that it will swivel so that you can use it for a preventor also. I think Dave is using the same bail as I did on the Sages; I'll bet if you talked to him real nice he's send you a couple. He's buying them in quantity and gets a good price. jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hughston, Larry@DGS" <Larry.Hughston@dgs.ca.gov> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 8:14 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: boom vang Jerry, how do I mount the boom vang to base of the mast? I want something that will not dent the deck when lowering the mast for prepping to hit the highway. ---Larry Hughston and Old 189 M-15 -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of jerry montgomery Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 4:14 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: boom vang Tom- Can you trim a few inches off the boom? used a boom lgt of 7'9", but possibly the foot lgt of the main has been increased. jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Jenkins" <tjenk@gte.net> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 3:32 PM Subject: M_Boats: boom vang Hi all, I have a 2004 Montgomery 17 with an 8' boom, which can hang on the backstay in a wild jibe. I consequently tend to run the boom 17" up the mast rather than the 28" that sends the main to the tippy-top. I would be most obliged if someone out there with a similar boat would tell be how high he/she runs the boom, and if a vang keeps the boom from kissing the backstay. It seems logical, but my logic does not always prevail. I am mounting a vang anyway, but I need to know how high to ride the boom so I can figure where to mount the bail for the vang. Thanks ever so much; I would rather be sailing than punching experimental holes in my spars. Tom Jenkins M17 Scintilla -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 6572 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message