I will be in Charleston the week of July 8, and am planning on bringing my Laser. A couple of questions:
Are there any beer can races that week?
Any recommendations for a public ramp conducive to Laser launching?
Thanks.
Has anyone thought about making an easy way to get to the district home pages from here?
I'm thinking a list of buttons, labeled "District 1", District 2", etc. would be a nice. Pressing a button opens a new tab in the browser window, and loads the specified district's home page.
Simple, but...
Not to hijack this thread, but here in the US, there are over 20,000 laws regarding the manufacture/distribution/purchase/ownership of guns. There is no "lack of US gun regulations" - sorry, Rob.
Yes, we have many more freedoms (and usually lower crime) as far as ownership of firearms goes...
Mine run perpendicular to the centerline of the boat, at the mast step and rear of the cockpit. These points have bracing between the deck and hull.
My bunks are 12" wide and have 4" of open cell foam on them (plenty of "give"), so matching the angle of the deck is not super-critical.
No, don't drill through the entire boom - bolt only to the bottom side, using the existing holes.
Do a search - there are plenty of threads talking about how to through-bolt the center mainsheet block. Tedious, but not difficult.
Through-bolt the mainsheet blocks - much stronger that way.
Best fix for the drain plug is to oversize drill the hole, fill with epoxy (West System), drill, and put a screw in. You can go on West's site for instructions on how to do this - really quite easy.
Not to get too political -
Unlike what the media is apparently reporting, only small portion of Americans are making claims against BP. Most of us over here like you Brits.
However, inflammatory, inaccurate statements like that will change people's mind.
Remember, this isn't SA...
You could rig up a halyard system with the existing 2-piece mast. I'm not sure how low you could get the sail with the existing sleeve, though.
Alternatively, you could add an external sail track to the mast (not sure how this would work due to the bendy nature of the Laser mast.) Add the...
And, as 49208 said, make sure you sand the inside of the aluminum fairleads - they are quite rough as cast.
(A little 400 grit will make them smooth as a baby's butt!)
I'm not sure what you mean by "better choice".
I use an oval head screw (or flathead) instead of the factory installed round head, as the aluminum fittings have countersink holes, not flat-surfaced holes.
Does that answer your question?
If you mean the screws mounting the plate to the deck, you need to drill the hole out to a larger size, then fill with thickened West System epoxy. Once hardened, drill a hole for your mounting screw.
Check their web site for lots of information about how to do this. It really is not...
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