A hydraulic boom vang would be serious overkill for a little Express. Further, you won't want to deal with the mess and additional weight of a fluid system. I kept an eye out for a vang on e-bay and purchased the same one that the Melges 24's (vangmaster) use which is pneumatic driven for support and block and tackle for the purchase. Other then extreme light air and at the dock the lifting force on the boom (at least for our Bay Area conditions is not a need. The boomkicker is about the most economic option, the pneumatic and spring vangs can be pricey. I found mine on e-bay for less then 100 dollars, it needed new seals which I knew at time of purchase, and had vangmaster rebuild the vang for about 60 bucks, it looks and acts as new. I hope that helps Tom

:: Hello group. ...
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:: I would like to know if a hydraulic boom vang / kicker

:: is class legal, and if anybody has any experience with

:: a hydraulic vang on an express 27.
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:: Thanks already.
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:: W