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Facing page: We use webbing straps for all of our boom attachments. Made by Grip-Sure Manufacturing in Richmond, B.C., they have a working load of 3,200 pounds, accommodate shifting directions of load, and are easy to inspect and replace. The red lines, led through holes in the boom, keep the straps from sliding back and forth. This page at left: running under triple-reefed main alone off Cape Mendocino, California.

Keep things under control with off-center vangs Issue 59 : Mar/Apr 2008 When we reconfigured MOMO, our Mason 43, for bluewater sailing, we searched for a way to replace our 4:1-purchase vang with some...