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Old 11-02-2008
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Originally Posted by sailingdog View Post
The Garhauer rigid boomvang is only $275 or so, vs. the $325 or so for the soft boom vang from Schaeffer and far more versatile... it's a no brainer IMHO. If your boat were larger, the next size rigid boom vang is only $412, so it is still a no-brainer IMHO...
...except that the Garhauer tackle vang is only $100-120. (not counting the needed bails). So, is it worth paying more that 2x as much for the rigid vang? Maybe.
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