Recent content by Darryn

Its a bit hard to tell from the pics but are your sure they are not just stress fractures in the gell coat from the cockpit floor flexing? I would make sure they are the source of your leak before doing something radical like laying glass over the cockpit floor.

These hotskins are great for Laser sailing. http://www.ripcurl.com/content/anmviewer.asp?a=574&z=87

I'm satisfied with my original measurements, why dont you get off your arse and attempt to prove me wrong?

Just for your interest 1 inch of water in cockpit weighs 30lbs so 3-4" weighs 90 to 120 lbs.

Happened to me twice when outhaul hook failed, had to jury rig clew to end of boom then reattach boom to gooseneck. Jam the rudder hard over and wedge it in place with the extension inside the cockpit. Sit over the centreboard, pull the boom in which should make the boat move forward and...

Try double handed sheeting to initiate the gybe, this will also stop the sheet snagging on the transom corner, drop the sheet once the gybe starts. Once you get the hang of it stop dropping the sheet and hike out on the new windward side for a nice speed increase, deadly if you mess it up though.

Concentrate on holding boat flat during gybe, cross the boat as the boom swings through

On May 1, 2000 the intentional degradation of GPS signals (called SA) was terminated.

Ever noticed how all the screaming goes on in the middle of the fleet? The sailors out front just get on with job, very good incentive to get better to get away from the on water lawyers.

My guess would be around 14 knots, I look at the speed the swell is moving at, when I am overtaking it downwind i would guess I am doing slightly better then 14knots, not a very accurate system. When are we going to get some real data?:) GPS should be accurate enough for our purposes, most...

I'm using spectra at the moment, if you tie it in a loop in it you can pass the loop through clew, around the boom and back over the knot, it holds in place well, slides and is easy to undo.

Are you going to race? If so what classes race at the club you intend to sail at? Do you want to race with a crew or are you going to only occassionally use the boat two up? What do you weigh? How windy is it where you sail at the time you would be sailing? How big do the waves get? What...

If you still have the back corner and it is a clean break you can reattach it with epoxy, 24 hour stuff, called Araldite everywhere except North America. It works well, I advised a friend to repair his board this way, several weeks after he repaired it, someone else told him it wasn't strong...

Instead of moving the rubber stopper forward try squeezing the sides in and tightening the screws. The inner faces of the "V" shaped stopper grip the centreboard on either side of the board reducing board twist, it works better then jamming the stopper against the back of the board as there is...

Left is side is better then right side, if it is on the right you end up crashing into it with your knee going downwind but if you want to mount a starting watch on it the right makes the most sense. 5 inch is a good size hatch, allow for the centreboard case lip which is about an 1 inch out...