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    Mainsheet block cam-cleat - legal or not?

    By trim the wang, l mean adjust it when necessary, not pump it!! And for *49208, l am proud to be a GGM, to sail my laser in allmost any condition, at the age of 72. And when comming ashore after racing l still have energy to please my girl friend. Just hope you'll do the same. Bosco, laser...
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    Improving pointing in light air

    :cool: There is an other point in light air, you do not need your body hiking out to keep flat, so keep your body out of the air, crouch down, flatten yourself on the deck, like an Indian on the warpath. You would be surprised to learn how much "air drag" is on just one human body. Myself l am...
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    Mainsheet Block Backing Plate

    Hi Buddy, i had the same problem on my 3113 laser. So l removed the block and the strap, filled all holes with epoxy, then sanded the surface and applied 3 coats of glassfiber mat (with resin of course!). Then redrilled new holes and refitted the lot. That was in 1999. Still ok today, in 20...
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    Mainsheet block cam-cleat - legal or not?

    The jam cleat on the swiwel block is legal, and was the prefered one in the early days of Laser. l am now going back to it. But it should be angled so that it will NOT jam by itself, you must do a certain action to jam it on purpose. And sailing upwind, is without any jamming device, just use...
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    Mainsheet block cam-cleat - legal or not?

    The jam cleat on the swiwel block is legal, and was the prefered one in the early days of Laser. l am now going back to it. But it should be angled so that it will NOT jam by itself, you must do a certain action to jam it on purpose. And sailing upwind, is without any jamming device, just use...
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    Damage to mast lip

    Hey Buddy, If the chip is fairly big and deep, l feel you should repair it with polyester resin mixed with chipped fiberglass. Clean well before applying the mixture which should be thick. And before applying the mixture put a 2" tape aound the hole, so that your repair will not sink into the...
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    Boat Names

    Well, l named one of my many laser "The swinging sex machine" Most people liked this name, but some race commitee old grunting woman refused to accept this name at some registration. So l changed the name to "THE SWINGING 6 MACHINE" (and got
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    Boat Names

    Well, l named one of my many laser "The swinging sex machine" Most people liked this name, but some race commitee old grunting woman refused to accept this name at some registration. So l changed the name to "THE SWINGING 6 MACHINE"
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    Long distance Laser sailing

    Sorry, its me again. Well 15 years ago l did a 400 Km sail (220 miles) from Lyon, France to the Mediterranean sea. 6 days, with one waterproof bag tied in front of the mast. Sleeping on the riverbank, under the sail of my capsised laser. No escort, just me. Most impresive was passing through the...
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    Traveller rope

    Hi, With ANY KIND OF ROPE, you can use a bowline knot to obtain a first bight of rope going from the traveler eye to allmost the centerline. And whenever needed, shorten the bight by one inch. So the rudder wear will affect a new part of the rope. KISS. (Keep It Safe n Simple!)
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    How Fast?

    Yes, it's fast, but l am convinced that l was far below to what can be done. l beleive that 25 knots could be reached. Bosco, laser 3113
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    How Fast?

    ++++18.67 KNOTS+++++ Well, my name is BOSCO, and just 10 days ago l did some fantastic sailing with my laser (radial rig that day), in Southern Sardinia. The wind was onshore, 25 knots, with waves 6 feet high, over a ground swell of 8 feet. So some trough were 14 feet deep, but long and fairly...

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