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    wasps nest in hull

    I came back from holidays, and I think there's a wasps nest in the hull of my Laser. Wasps coming in and out. I went sailing nevertheless. Afterwards I closed the rear plug and the inspection port. When I sailed next day, the wasps were still busy. I can't see the nest through the inspection...
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    mast step question

    I left my boat out in the Swedish winter. When I could finally take it inside today I saw that the mast step was full with water/ice. It has probably re-frozen several times during the last month. Not good. But the mast step holds water, and inside the hull the mast step was dry. The putty is in...
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    "Dead ending" a line

    Hello, I meticulously followed the instructions for installing the Laser XD Powerpack outhaul and cunningham. One is supposed to "dead end" lines to blocks and to the boom fitting. A couple of days ago the line dead-ended to the boom fitting came off in strong winds, and thus the sail...
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    white boom

    Can one tell the age of a boom from the fact that it is white? I sailed in 10 m/s today and needed to put a lot of vang on (6:1 system). The boom curved considerably (but it did not bend permanently). How can I tell whether it has a sleeve installed? Yours Bernhard
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    metric ruler tape

    I've seen that some people have an adhesive ruler tape taped on the boom, to aid setting the outhaul. I'm wondering where I could buy such tape. I should be grateful if someone could point me to a source. I've tried marking the boom with a permanent whiteboard pen, but it doesn't work very...
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    vang

    I still have an old style vang and want to upgrade it by adding some blocks. I read about the 6:1 vang, and that's probably what I'll do. But I should be very grateful if somebody could explain to me how to rig this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuPoaCoJL98 It appears to have only one of...
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    mast step wear - repair

    I've recently bought my 2nd Laser (92xxx), having moved back to the Baltic Sea. The first one I had was bought in 1978 (I think). I'm eager to get sailing, but I must deal with the mast step first. I've read the corresponding threads with interest, but I'm afraid I still have some questions...

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