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    Inhaul

    I've decided to make an inhaul consisting of two stainless hooks and bungee cord. My question is how long should the bungee be if it will be one single piece that loops through that useless clam cleat on the boom? Also, what diameter works best?
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    Miami OCR

    Hi all, I need to transport a Laser to the Miami OCR from the Boston area. I was wondering if anyone was headed down that way and could possibly take my boat for me. Willing to pay a decent price. Thanks.
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    4.7 Worlds

    Hi everyone, The 2005 Laser 4.7 Worlds will be held this summer in Rhode Island. I'm not really much of a 4.7 sailor, but I'm on the light side for radials. And because the worlds will be so close to where I live in Massachusetts, I reckon it'd be a wonderful opportunity to gain some big...
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    Spring Preperation

    Up here in Massachussetts most of the leaves have already hit the ground, the yacht yards are filling up for winter storage, and the air is getting pretty nippy - which can only lead to one thing: I'm already thinking about next spring. Next spring my boat will be a young one year old. But...
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    Older boat's hull ID

    Hi, I just made an interesting discovery today on a very old Laser hull. I had aquired this boat from its third owner a while back intending on restoring it. It proved to be too much effort and from a buisness point of view, simply not worth the hassle. I sold it just today, you can view my...
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    Bent top section!

    Hi, While sailing in some really windy (18 knot) conditions at the Hyannis Regatta this past weekend I bent the top section of my Radial rig. I always let my vang off at the top mark but it could have been from death rolling a few times as well. Either way, it is bent pretty nicely. How...
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    Mainsheet Block Size

    I was looking to replacing my mainsheet block with a new Frederickson one and was wondering what size is best for a Laser. I will usually be using a 7mm Rooster mainsheet. My guess was a 60mm block??
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    McLube vs. Teflon

    Hi, I was wondering what everyone perfers for keeping your hulls slick. Are there many differences and bennifits between McLube and Teflon? I'm open to anything...
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    Home made Laser Dolly

    Hi all, I was sort of kicking around the whole idea of making myself a home made dolly for my Laser to cut costs for my restoration boats. I found the instructions as well as dimensions and a cost sheet all at www.drlaser.org. I have a few questions though, and was wondering if anybody with...
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    Class Politics  Undersatanding the Laser class advertising code

    I'm having trouble understanding the Laser class advertising rule. At the International Laser Class Assosiation's website, www.laserinternational.org, it reads under the ammendments section of the rules: 10. ADVERTISING (delete existing first paragraph) For the purposes of RRS79 and...
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    Spar finsh

    On a few of my older 70's boats the spars are a bit coarroded from salt and scratches and such. Does anybody know some effective ways to reduce this so I can have a nicer, smoother, finish. I'm thinking of maybe wet sanding them and then possibly puting some sort of spray-on lubricant/coating...
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    Weighing your hull

    Hi, I've always wanted to weigh my hull just to find out how heavy she really is. However, I have no idea which ways are the most practical and efficient. Does anybody know any good ways?
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    Older boat's sail numbers

    Today, when to find sail numbers we simply use the formula A=10, B=11, C=12....ect. But what about really old Lasers? The early 70's boats have sail numbers litterally of what their hull numbers are....such as 255 who's picture used to be on laser.org. At what point do we switch from going from...
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    Laser bunk dolly

    I know that when most people think of a Laser dolley, they think of the traditional Seitech with the bow support and the ear flaps. But they also make a number of other Laser dollies including a bunk dolley. Instead of earflaps and a sling, there are simply two padded bars going fore and aft...
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    One extremely old Laser...

    I will shortly be aquiring an old Laser I looked at today for a restoration project. Funny thing was, I had no idea HOW old it actually is. I know that on Lasers made from 1970-1973, the hull identification number is under the bow eye instead of the transom where they are today. Unfortunately, I...
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    Laser Non-skid

    Hey, Yesturday when I was at (spectating), the Laser Master NA's I saw a very nicely restored Laser up in the yard. Apparently, the old non-skid had been sanded down and he put some fine, sand like non-skid on it. He then gave the boat a paint job with what looked like awlgrip and it looks...
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    Fiberglass repair question

    Hi, I'm repairing a friends boat and it has problems, big ones. In the pictures below you'll see what I mean. Any suggestions for the hull to deck hole? I was thinking about grinding it all out and laying fiberglass over it. You think that'll do it?? And also, he doesn't like the color of...
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    Laser Sponsorship

    I was wondering, under ILCA rules is it legal to be sponsored or to have sponsor decals on your boat and/or sail. I'm going to go read up on this but please post stuff.
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    Beating Upwind (Radial)

    My coach told me that when going close hauled upwind, you should not two block the main like the Laser, and in the Radial you should leave about two to three inches. I've seen people doing both and I cannot tell which is faster. Any Radial sailors have an opinion... And also...I was...
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    (New Rigging) Cunningham quick release??

    I was just wondering, if on the new rigging cunningham, you could add a quick release fitting. It just seems like a pain everyday to have to put the cunningham line through the eyelet then tie it to the block and at the end of the day having to untie it...it takes a while to undo that knot when...

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