Forespar Yacht Rod Boom Vang Kit
$3,189.35 - $4,937.88
Forespar Yacht Rod Boom Vang Kit Item # 1834099

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 |
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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 |
Included:
- Vang
- Boom fitting
- Harken Blocks and Tackle