Rick, I have had the same issue. I first tried putting a SS eyebolt through an existing hole near the base of the mast, but found that the eye interfered with getting the pin in the tabernacle. Then the good folks at Svendson's in Alameda fixed me up with a three or four inch length of aluminum tubing that just fit into the bottom of the sailtrack extrusion. You then screw a small eye strap to the tubing through the opening in the extrusion and it jams in there good and tight. Works great and no holes in the mast. I have found that a Laser vang key assembly will fit perfectly on the M15 boom. Dwyer sells a similar device and you can see pictures of it on their web site, I think. It is a curved fitting with a key shaped opening in the bottom that you rivet or tap and screw to the boom. You shackle the key to the boom end of the vang and it just slides into place. I haven't installed mine yet (have been using an eye strap the PO put on the boom) because I don't know the optimum angle for the vang. I read somewhere that it should be more than forty- five degrees but I don't know how much or if it matters on a boat this size. I haven't been able to find a lot of info on the subject. Anybody know? George Burmeyer 1986 M15 #385 "Haiku" Santa Rosa, CA On Apr 28, 2006, at 11:36 AM, Rick Langer wrote:
In an attempt to keep up with Doug and Abbey, on our next cruise, I bought a boom vang. Now the question is "How do I rig it?". I know bottom of the mast and somewhere out on the boom (how far?) What is the correct hardware for each end? Anybody got pictures?
Thanks,
Rick Langer M15 #337 Bluebird
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