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    Media 15:1 Custom Vang (by Shevy Gunter, Aka Dr Laser)

    If I remember correctly... the two "foot-blocks" are added to the sides of the vang "key block" through the "vang tang" pin holes on the key block. That is, the pin at the bottom of the vang key block is removed. It is replaced by a longer bolt and lock-nut of appropriate diameter and length...
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    News If he only would have been able to notice this ...

    We will miss Hermann. A very nice and gentle man who always had the welfare of the Laser Class in mind. I will remember him as a dear friend of the drLaser website, too. May he rest in peace. Shevy Gunter Laser 184778
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    Class Politics New standard sail

    Lu noted: "(The Laser first) came with the Elvstroem Sail. Years later, this sail was replaced by a Haarstick sail, followed by another Haarstick (with the word “compucut” in the sailsticker) a couple of years later. Then, in early 90s, the Hyde 3.8 oz sail was introduced. Has there been any...
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    Class Politics New standard sail

    Greetings! It surely has been a long time. :) I definitely support this project. We did ask ILCA to push for a new Standard sail design. Not at all costs, though! For instance, would you like this 12-panel, bi-radial cut sail to render all current sails obsolete overnight, or to cost 970...
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    What did happened to DRLaser?

    OK OK! I'll get it back online again! ASAP. Sorry for the mishap. (I'm fine.) Shevy G.
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    Class Politics A new clew tie-down sleeve?

    See: http://www.drlaser.org/ILCA/images/JC-tiedown.jpg I hear the JC strap got a good evaluation at the recent World Council meeting. The photo above should give you an idea. Note that all commercial rights are reserved by John Christianson. SG
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    Class Politics DrLaser Passwords

    I signed on to make sure everything is cool. Good. Sorry for the absence. And for the (host machine change caused) recent access problems. All corrected now. Too busy with sailing and everything else. But my heart is here with you. Will be back soon. Shevy
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    Carbon Tiller Extension

    I just received my Rooster extension in the mail. Steve Cockerill says "No, the Rooster stick does not normally come that (i.e., 52") long." Steve thinks even a 49" (125 cm) stick is TOO long. SG
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    Cockpit drain plug assembly repair

    Yes, Fred Schroth has dealt with it! Maybe I will deal with it in the next few days, too. If I dare to. That the brass cockpit bushing is "slightly off-center" may be a very bad sign! See: http://cerebus.winsite.com/archives/2001/msg01426.html Good luck! Shevy
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    any tips or hints for rigging the old system (outhaul, cunningham)

    Full descriptions of "old system" outhaul and vang systems are available on the drLaser web site. Check the FAQ (I think). Shevy Joe: Did you join Vanguard??? What do you do there?
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    Tiller extentions

    I used a "SailingInternational" 125 cm (48") long and 19mm diameter carbon extension (and same brand tiller) for the past five years. I finally broke the extension last weekend. Inadvertantly. Totally stupid to destroy the last specimen of a great design on earth! I'm now replacing it with a...
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    4.7 Demos at Laser NA's

    > Of course there are evil undertones all over it. Just kidding, Shevy. I think the 4.7 idea was a great idea! What other one design can take the kids graduating from the Optimist into their seventies or nineties, all using the same hull, same foils, same boom, same lower mast, same rigging...
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    Traveler line question

    My comment was neither unwarranted nor unsupported. It's not cheap either. My suggestion to take it to the Class & Politics section is neither a requirement, nor THE MAIN ISSUE -- which was "who the hell is Vanguard?". My comment is PART of who Vanguard is. If you have things to say...
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    laser cunningham

    Many people argue that to pull the cunningham grommet down by, say, 6 inches, you would need to pull on (6 x 10 = 60 inches =) 5 feet of the control line. Then, that line gets occasionally sucked into the mainsheet ratchet block if not maintained continuously. Another consideration is the...

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