the rod to the clip. Cut a 1” piece of the PVC and pop
rivet it on the rod 1” above the connection point of the rod and clip.Boom Kicker / Vang
For
about 25 bucks and a little time you can make a very efficient boom kicker for a
C-22
For
the necessary parts, see page 5.20 of Catalina Direct.
1 - D1142
gooseneck mast slide
($7.00)
1 - D1524
gooseneck slide to casting clip
($0.70)
1 - D1146 boom
vang
hound for boom
($1.90)
2 -
1” solid aluminum rods 6” long
(at a scrap yard, about $6.00)
1 -
1”
schedule 40 PVC plastic pipe
($3.00)
2 - ¼”
x ¾” long stainless steel pens
($2.00)
1.
Machine one end of one aluminum rod to fit the gooseneck slide to casting
clip. Drill and pen the rod to the clip. Cut a 1” piece of the PVC and pop
rivet it on the rod 1” above the connection point of the rod and clip.
2.
Machine
one end of the other aluminum rod to fit the hound. Drill and pen the rod to the
hound. Attach a 1” piece of PVC in the same manner as the first.
3.
Put
a 3/16” pop rivet in the bolt rope track at the bottom of the mast to retain
the mast slide when tailoring.
4.
Put
the new gooseneck fitting in the mast below the boom and let it slide to the
bottom of the mast. Do not attach it permanently so that it can slide up when
lowering the mast.
5.
Attach
the boom vang hound to the boom in front of the boom vang.
6.
Attach
the lower end of the boom vang to the gooseneck mast slide.
7.
Cut
a piece of PVC long enough for both 1” rods to slip in the PVC and hold the
boom at the desired height.
8.
When
the vang is engaged, the PVC will bend and when the vang is released, the PVC
will straighten and raise the boom back to the original position for lowering
the main or for reefing.
9.
This
same setup will work on a C-25 by adding a piece of ¾” schedule 40 inside the
1” PVC to give it more rigidity.
