Comments on: New page added http://aaronx.org/2009/10/30/centennial/new-page-added/ New home of the ketch Centennial Wed, 02 Feb 2011 22:19:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Ben http://aaronx.org/2009/10/30/centennial/new-page-added/comment-page-1/#comment-338 Ben Wed, 02 Feb 2011 01:58:25 +0000 http://aaronx.org/2009/10/30/centennial/new-page-added/#comment-338 Hello, Gaff vangs, used them alot on my parents gaff ketch, don't go from the mizzen mast head straight onto the peak of the main (old man had to climb the mizzen and cut it free once, just to get the main down, with this system), ideally start at the cockpit, run forward to base of mast, up mast to block on throat of main, then out to plastic hose lashed to peak, then to mizzen masthead, then down to deck, though plastic hose fairleads. This rig is self tending when raising or lowering gaff, and can be released at either end in case of tangles Cheers Ben Hello, Gaff vangs, used them alot on my parents gaff ketch, don’t go from the mizzen mast head straight onto the peak of the main (old man had to climb the mizzen and cut it free once, just to get the main down, with this system), ideally start at the cockpit, run forward to base of mast, up mast to block on throat of main, then out to plastic hose lashed to peak, then to mizzen masthead, then down to deck, though plastic hose fairleads. This rig is self tending when raising or lowering gaff, and can be released at either end in case of tangles

Cheers

Ben

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