Recent content by RonM

I know what you mean. I had one of these a long time ago, back in the 80s. It was fairly small (maybe 1 foot tall by 1 foot wide), white plastic. The hull sat on a small horizontal support molded in to the plastic just above the axle so the weight of the boat sat on the support, not the...

The list had stuff like "Remember to close the drain plug" and "Make sure the tiller is under the traveler line" Simple stuff, but I'm about to go out in a Laser for the first time in about 15 years, so I need all the help I can get. :)

I thought I had read a post here within the last couple of months that contained a kind of pre-launch checklist , but I have tried searching the forum with a bunch of relevant keywords and can't seem to find it. Can anyone recall this and point me to it? Thanks,

Thanks, Merrily, I think I found it. It's their long underwear with Elastane (Spandex), which would make it a bit stretchy and tighter fitting so it would fit under a wetsuit - looks like it's similar to the Rooster polypro.

Thanks for the information - I went to the Rooster site and it looks like the hot top is a .5mm neoprene/titanium, I assume like the ZhikSkin Titanium .5 top. The Rooster site also has something called a Rooster Polypro top, which is a combination Spandex/polypro, I assume it would not be as...

I used to sail Lasers in the Chicago area over 10 years ago, and now live on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound. I decided to get back into sailing and bought a Laser over the winter, and with the weather warming up I'm about ready to get on the water for the first time. I've been reading this forum...