andyatos
Well-Known Member
One of the Achilles Heels of older Lasers is the mast step. Through a combination of the rotting out of the wooden donut and breakdown/cracking of the adhesive that the bottom of the mast tube is pressed into, the bottom of the mast tube can pop out when the mast is loaded up.
I had this exact failure happen on the old Laser I have back east when I bore off in a gust. And it wasn't even that big a gust. The result was a badly torn up deck and an expensive repair.
I was wondering if this same Achilles Heel exists on old Sunfishes. We've got two of them, they are both old and we really like to bear off in big blows to see how fast we can get them going on broad reaches.
Thanks,
- Andy
I had this exact failure happen on the old Laser I have back east when I bore off in a gust. And it wasn't even that big a gust. The result was a badly torn up deck and an expensive repair.
I was wondering if this same Achilles Heel exists on old Sunfishes. We've got two of them, they are both old and we really like to bear off in big blows to see how fast we can get them going on broad reaches.
Thanks,
- Andy