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A Sabre 34 owner walks you through his installation of a Garhauer rigid vang. Photos.
[Early Light, Solomons, MD, USA]
The elastomeric self-amalgamating tapes that are mostly pure silicon are far batter than duct tape or electrical tape. Here are the results of a 12-month exposure test of two brands.
[Practical Sailor]
Nautical knives evaluated for cutting, deployability, non-magnetism, corrosion-resistance, and portability. Knives include those from Benchmade, Boye Knives, Emerson, Fallkniven, Mission, Myerchin, SOG Knives, Spyderco, and West Marine. 6 pages with tabulated results, a photo of each knife, and vendor references.
[Practical Sailor, 1 March 2004]
A friction device that, when rigged with lines from the boom, controls gybing and has some vanging effect.
[Hotwire Enterprises, Tarpon Springs, FL, USA]
Range of hardware for sail-handling, mooring, standing rigging, spinnaker control and other uses. Primarily for one-design and daysailing boats, but some models suitable for smaller cruisers
[Schaefer Marine, Inc., New Bedford, MA, USA]
Self-bonding non-adhesive silicone tape has many uses (1001 are listed on the makers website).
[Toppy Tape Manufacturing Inc., Southington, CT, USA]
Mainsheet travelers and genoa tracks with cars and blocks for sheeting.
[Barton Marine Equipment Limited, Whitstable, Kent, UK]
Flexing fiberglass rod that holds your boom up when at rest but bends as the boom is drawn down by the vang.
[Barton Marine Equipment Limited, Whitstable, Kent, UK]
Halyard brake fitting for in-boom reefing. Goes on the mast in place of the usual halyard exit. It can be adjusted so that the sail comes down only as fast as it is pulled by the reefing system.
[Wichard S.A., Thiers, France]
A full-service rigging loft. They also conduct workshops, write books, produce videos and operate an on-line mailing list on both modern and traditional rigging. Their site contains a monthly puzzler for those who think about rigging problems and an on-line forum
[Brion Toss Yacht Riggers, Port Townsend, WA, USA]
Cleats, Clutches and other hardware
When nylon experiences rapid loading . . . it generates substantial amounts of internal heat, which can decrease its strength dramatically.
Evans Starzinger
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