Harken x-treme angle fairleads..again

[macwas16]

I just wanted to ask a few qeustions regarding the "new" rigging and the Harken x-treme angle fairleads.

First off, I was always assuming the Harken x-treme angle fairlead to be used on a Laser with the new rigging would be the 372. Is this correct because they make the x-treme angle fairleads for other size cam cleats as well.

Secondly, If I had the new rigging, and wanted a to replace all cam fairleads would I need to get 3? (1 for the vang, 1 for the cunningham, and 1 for the outhaul?)

And finally, in the 2003 APS (Annopolis Performance Sailing) Magazine/catalouge when I looked under part descriptions for the new vang system it labeled "Harken x-treme angle fairlead." So that leads me to wonder if the new rigging now comes with the x-treme angle fairleads. Does it??

Thank you.

 

[49208]

You only need two, if at all...

The cleat for the vang swivels so the line is always being pulled at 90 degrees to the cams...

I've been sailing over a year with the stock supplied fairleads, I have never had an issues with them, so I don't see what the big deal is in having to have the extreme fairleads - could it be a marketing genuis making us believe it's that magic bullet we all seek that will make us sail like Scheidt ?

 

[macwas16]

I just got an e-mail from Vanguard and they said that yes, the new rigging now does come with the Harken x-treme angle fairleads.