A gaff vang is a line on a gaff rig sailboat used to exert lateral force on the gaff and thus control the shape of the sail. Rarely used now they are commonly shown on old pictures and drawings.
Vang bail
Stainless steel strap made to form a loop that is mounted to the boom and to which the upper broom vang block is attached using a stainless S-hook.
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Vang- A line used to stabilize the boom.
Veer- To change directions suddenly. To change direction clockwise.
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Waterline- The theoretical line on the hull where the boat meets the water.
Vang - A control line usually a multi-purchased tackle secured to the boom to prevent it from lifting.
vang: a device, usually with mechanical advantage, used to pull the boom down, flattening the sail. veer: the wind is said to veer when it shifts in a clockwise direction, as from north to northeast.
Boom Vang - a line that adjusts downward tension on the boom
Bow - the front of the boat
Bowspirt - a spar extending forward from the bow ...
Boom Vang: A system used to hold the boom down, particularly when boat is sailing downwind, so that the mainsail area facing the wind is kept to a maximum. Frequently extends from the boom to a location near the base of the mast.
boom vang - Any system used to hold the boom down. This is useful for maintaining proper sail shape, particularly when running or on a broad reach.
boom vang - A system used to hold the boom down. The boom vang keeps the boom from lifting as the boom swings out from the centerline and the main sheet exerts less vertical pull on the boom. the intent is to maintain the mainsail flatness.
Boom Vang:
Any system, usually block & tackle or hydraulic, used to hold the boom down. This is useful for maintaining proper sail shape by exerting a downward pull on the boom, particularly when running or on a broad reach.
Vang tension is vital off the wind to set up correctly and to prevent the boat from getting the death rolls particularly on the run. Flat off in strong winds and a lack of vang tension can often end up with a swim when the boat death rolls.
Vang
A hydraulic ram or block and tackle used to hold the end of the boom down.
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Boom Vang
A tackle secured to prevent the boom from lifting.
Bosun's Chair ...
boom vang, vang, kicking strap, kicker, boom jack
A block and tackle or rod that holds the boom down against the lifting force of the sail. A supporting vang holds the boom down and also up when the sail is not set.
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Vang: A device used to keep the boom from rising.
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Wake: Moving waves, that a boat leaves behind it, when moving through water.
Waterline: Where the waters surface meets the hulls side.
Well: A chamber that houses a boats daggerboard.
A device used to indicated wind direction vang 1. A line used to steady the boom with sailing off the wind (leeward); 2. A device, usually with mechanical advantage, used to pull the boom down, flattening the sail. variation 1.
VANG Ropes secured to the outer end of a cargo boom, the lower ends being fastened to tackles secured to the deck, used for guiding and swinging and for holding the boom in a desired position.
Note the inverted vang, or 'gnav.' This style of vang started 40 years ago. I remember seeing it on OK dinghies when I was in high school. The inverted vang pushes the boom down rather than pulling it down.
KICKER (also called a Vang): A device used to keep the boom from rising.
KNOT: 1) A measure of speed equal to one nautical mile (6076 feet) per hour. 2) A fastening made by interweaving rope to form a stopper, to enclose or bind an object, ...
The mainsail was tied with extra line from the boom vang.
#5. Stuck floater switch on the bilge pump. The pump would thus not go off. This is both a drain on the battery and may burn out the pump.
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This action of using the traveler position to pull the boom down is similar to using a boom vang to keep the boom from rising and putting more belly in the sail.
*Check that the boom vang is eased.
*Make sure all involved know the sequence of steps and the communication commands to get there.
*Make sure the person on the lines knows which is the main sheet and which is the main halyard.
Refers to the direction in which a line goes. A boom vang, for example, may "lead to the cockpit."
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Three nautical miles.
At the same time, all lines that might be holding the boom down (like the cunningham or the boom vang) must be eased so that nothing can keep the main from going all the way up.
 See also: Boat, Boom, Sheet, Hull, Sailing
  
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