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Forespar Yacht Rod Boom Vang
Item: #923353 | Part Number: Not Selected$1,002.36 - $2,057.56
Description
Precision designed with excellent vang/boom support for performance cruising and racing. White powder coated aluminum & polished stainless steel. Your 4:1 tackle equals 8:1 when installed on Yacht Rod™. Can be led to small winch for additional power. Spring return holds boom. Brackets for mast and boom sold separately. Caution:...
Forespar Yacht Rod Boom Vang Item # 923353
Description
Precision designed with excellent vang/boom support for performance cruising and racing. White powder coated aluminum & polished stainless steel. Your 4:1 tackle equals 8:1 when installed on Yacht Rod™. Can be led to small winch for additional power. Spring return holds boom.
Brackets for mast and boom sold separately. Caution: Oversheeting or leaning heavily on aft end of boom can bend the boom or the Yacht Rod™. The main halyard shackle should be snapped to the outboard boom end, in port, to prevent damage to the Yacht Rod™.
Features:
- Eliminates need for boom topping lift
- Supports boom in light air, when reefing and lowering mainsail
- No gas spring to lose its charge
- Faster than hydraulics - No messy hydraulics to leak
- The unit comes with spectra line ready to add to your tackle system
- More efficient than conventional tackles
- Tubing is white coated anodized 6061-T6 aluminum and electropolished 316 stainless steel
- Precision machined 6061-T6 aluminum clevis ends, sheaves and Nylatron® bearings
- Precipitation hardened stainless steel spring with fast-pin adjustment — rated for over 1 million compressions
| Specifications: | M | L | XL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boat Length: | 34' - 40' | 41' - 45' | 46' - 55' |
| Stroke: | 7" | 11 1/2" | 11 1/2" |
| Length Min. (Pin to Pin): | 58 1/2" | 66 1/2" | 79 1/2" |
| Length Max. (Pin to Pin): | 70 1/2" | 80" | 93" |
| Adjustable Distance: | 12" | 13 1/2" | 13 1/2" |
| Pin Size: | 1/2" | 5/8" | 5/8" |
| Jaw Width: | 3/8" | 11/16" | 11/16" |
| Weight: | 9.8 lbs | 17 lbs | 19 lbs |
| Max. Return Force: | 600 lbs | 1450 lbs | 1450 lbs |
Note: Hardware not included, brackets for mast and boom sold separately.
Part Numbers for Forespar Yacht Rod Boom Vang
Reviews
Questions
My vang for my Beneteau, 40.7 lost its spring and will not hold up the boom would this vang for my boat design?
Get a factory replacement from Beneteau instead of this one. It’s not an exact fit.
Date published: 2023-12-09