Yacht Rods

The High Performance Spring-Loaded Mechanical Boom Vang Precision design in three sizes. 

Excellent vang/boom support for performance cruising and racing. White powder coated aluminum & polished stainless steel. Supplied with spectra cable ready to add your tackle system. Your 4:1 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™.

Note of Caution: Furling booms weigh as much as 3 times as much as standard booms. Standard vang spring will not support their weight. In rough weather and sea conditions, it is prudent to set a topping lift in case of a gooseneck failure or other boom equipment failure.

Forespar® makes three sizes of spring loaded boom vangs for boats starting around 30 feet and up to about 55 feet.

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
• 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.

For more information on the Forespar Yacht Rods visit our Catalogues and Tech Sheets

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