Rigging Boom Vang         

Raider Sailboat One Design Class Association              

Step 1: Tie double block to boom using a square knot. Be sure line goes through eye on top of boom.

Step 2: Tie end of Vang line to single block using a bowline knot.

Step 3: Thread other end of Vang line into double block on boom.

Step 4: Continue threading Vang line in a clockwise direction into single block.

Step 5: Continue threading Vang line in a clockwise direction into the remaining position on the double block.

Step 6: Connect single block to mast base using shackle. Be sure not to twist line.

Step 7: Using a bowline, tie the remaining end of Vang line to the eye of the block located on the same colored Vang line that runs to either side of the Raider Sport cockpit.

You have completed the installation process of the Boom Vang, this photo shows the completed setup. If yours does not look the same, please review the steps above. For storage undo shackle in Step 6 and bowline in Step 7. Keep lines running through blocks.

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