Search results

Since 1982 I've sailed the same boat...

Ginger - I wouldn't buy any used boat unless it came pre-installed with a Ginger :-)

Always a good idea. Coast Guard posted a gale force warning today - the winds are at 30-35 knots :-) Unfortunately, I'm stuck with no tow vehicle :-(

+1 :-)

Well, there you go :-) Good thing you clarified that for us- I went out and looked at my tiller from every angle to try and see how it could possibly be broken ;-)

I'd agree with you for the most part. I've been running my original teak tiller since '82but it's split by the universal many times over the years and each time I chop a little more off of it and then re-install the universal.... As you can probably guess - it's gotten shorter over the years...

What happened to the pomised 'far east' tiller review? This would have been helpful for me as I tried to research it before buying. Nevertheless, I ordered one last week and it showed up today. I got it from Intensity and for the sake of others curious for real-world information - it's awesome...

I just bought one of those 'far east' tillers - it showed up yesterday and it's awesome. The build quality on it is amazing. I'd highly recommend it. The majority of my sailing is done in 30 +knots so I'm really picky about what goes on my boat. I can tell right off the bat that this tiller...

I just got mine yesterday - it's awesome. The build quality is perfect. I'm loving it :-)

Agreed with one caveat. My boat's mast step leaked but only under pressure (initially). So I would fill it with water, no leak. Go sailing, leak. With the help of the folks on this forum I did an excellent repair and I know for a fact it will never, ever break or leak again. I value my boat a...

Thank you! :)

I gave up on impressing the girls on the beach with a cool landing long ago :eek: I tried it a few times when I was younger (thinking I'd be the hero) and ended up with egg on my face every time :rolleyes: These days the best I can come up with is quickly turning the boat into the wind at the...

Normally I'd agree with you but my plan is going to be replacing the plastic cleats with metal ones and in that case I don't really see myself removing them again. My preference would be knowing they are truly stuck in place and that I didn't have to revisit them :) I'm wondering if, in my...

Alan, you brought up a really interesting point, moving the fittings... I checked the rules in your sig file and there is a picture in there that seems to show that the traveler's clam cleat can be located anywhere from 684mm to 796mm from the rear of the boat..... If my interpretation is...

Well, here's a question for you... each of the two cleats (the cunningham and the traveler) has one loose screw. So, what I'm thinking is this, why not just mix up some west, coat the loose screw with it, and glue it into place? In short, use West as both a sealant and a glue :eek: :D

Well, it's been almost a year since the repair (and this thread) and I finally got to go sailing the other day! It was the first time I'd been out in the Laser in - gasp - 13 years :eek: I had all sorts of worries the night before but as it turns out, they were all unfounded. Once I got out...

Hi Kaiser! I just wanted to thank you for your post here about using cam cleats as opposed to clam cleats (say that 5x fast :-) In my case, my old laser has plastic cleats on the cunningham and the traveller. Unfortunately, one screw in each cleat no longer tightens...... I thought I was going...

I got mine from the local authorized dealer who ordered them direct from Laser (I bought a bunch of other stuff so they had to make an order). I did a bit more research since my last post and there are indeed counter-sunk rivets designed for counter-sunk holes. I just checked the OEM Laser...

Are there countersunk rivets or is there a specialty gun? My base plug came from Laser w/rivets and none of them are/were countersunk. The hole is countersunk and I used a standard rivet gun to install them and as shown above, they certainly protrude. So, either Laser supplied the wrong...

I saw that (the countersunk holes). I used the rivets they supplied with the new end..... Methinks I'm going to have to re-visit the issue before I go sailing....