I used this for a while before I upgraded to XD Vang.
I think the system is a 6:1 (if I see this in the picture correctly.) The red line is a 3:1, being pulled by the blue line, a 2:1. 2 * 3 = 6, hence, 6:1.
Michael Blackburn.... said he liked it because it was lighter than a new one and he had used it for ages....
Also, surely with a 16:1 system you're pulling in twice as much rope for the same amount of travel in the end block of the vang.... where do you put all the extra string when it's honking?
Also, surely with a 16:1 system you're pulling in twice as much rope for the same amount of travel in the end block of the vang.... where do you put all the extra string when it's honking?
Also, surely with a 16:1 system you're pulling in twice as much rope for the same amount of travel in the end block of the vang.... where do you put all the extra string when it's honking?
the old vang isn't as difficult to use as you guys are saying it is. im pretty old school my self i like the old vang. it takes alot more practice with the old vang to get it right then the new one but once you get it, it's just as good. it was said i another post that the vang was harder to use in heavier air well theres a simple way to fix that, work on your upper body strength work your arms as well as abbs lats, caves,quards.
...I made my own bracket with some Harkens. Only five to one, but with a cam cleat. It's gotta be legal!
... I also made fiberglass bracket to hold outhaul block on deck.