I'm considering reinforcing my boom with a 12" long piece of 2" aluminum angle iron. The thought is to drill holes for 1/4" or 5/16" bolts through the apex of the angle iron about 8" apart. Drill matching holes in the boom that straddle the vang. Put the bolts into the angle iron and with the legs facing down, slide the angle iron into the boom until the bolts come thru the boom. With the bolts tightened I would essentially have a triangular box inside the boom supporting the vang. Seems this would be stronger than a sleeve? Any thoughts on why this is a bad idea?
