Plan to visit with Garhauer Marine at the show in Newport in several weeks.
Looking to get a show price for the traveller right there!
However, have a question regarding ALMA's posting....
You'll need to reverse the midships hatch to open towards the stern to accommodate the vang.
Though I'm NOT going with a Vang, Rigid or otherwise, I am ordering a Boomkicker this weekend from Defender (on sale).
The PO set up a pig tail off the Back Stay as opposed to a topping lift, a real pita. Also, I'm not into rigging a TL to be honest. so the 'kicker seems good for me.
It obviously presents the same issue as a rigid vang.
Is it difficult to reverse the midships hatch? Though I never looked that closely at it's mounting, for some reason it gives me the impression of being a "press fit".
"Sub" Ed