We just had a DSII donated to the sailing club here at UVA, and I've taken it out twice now. I've never sailed a DS before, so I don't know how things are supposed to be, but I've already made some improvements on the boat. Now we're trying to figure out what to do w/ the vang.
On our boat, the vang attaches to the mast just above the cabin top. This is not far below the boom, so the result is a very low angle on the vang, which is very ineffective at tightening the leech and bending the lower section of the mast. I want to move the vang down to the mast step on the cabin sole, but the bulkhead is going to interfere when the main is all the way out.
Any suggestions on resolving this?
Thanks,
Mike
Michael Klopf (klopf-at-virginia.edu)