Check out drLaser for details of how to get a bolt to protrude out of a hole in the boom with the head on the inside. It is possible. The godo thing is that once it is done it is unlikely you ever have to do it again unless you buy a new boat.
I would suggest bolting all boom fittings ASAP as failure is common and if the hole has increased in size (due to steel/aluminium corrosion) then a quick fix of a new rivet will not fix the problem before the start of the next race...
I have a copy of the Rooster CD but it seems to be an interactive advert for rooster goods with videos. I would recommend the CD with the Ainslie book. There will be a new SailDisc CD launched in the near future for coaches/instructors.
Get two sets of weighing scales of the sort you would use to weigh yourself. Place on a flat surface and put the hull up side down on them. Add the two weights shown by the scales together to get the hull weight.
On a windy day, the Laser will plane if you point a little below a close-hauled course and hike like mad. in reality you go from displacement, to bow out of the water to planing; with noticable performance improvements at each stage. Watching videos of Lasers training you can clearly see three...
I use ones exactly the same as the rooster ones and they work great. On the leech I have two lengths of ribbon (about 8in) stuck to the sail with spinnaker tape.
I epoxied mine together and after 3 months it had come off again. Should we explore the possibility of a through-bolt to hold it together. Surely this could be classed as "preventative maintenance" under class rules?
The boom and sail slamming into the water at high speed puts a lot of strain on the mast due to the deceleration. Add this to the already strong force on the mast due to the kicker/vang and any weaknesses in the mast (cracks etc) will be exploited and failure will follow. Also, as masts get...
Class rules are available from www.laserinternational.org (follow the rules link) and racing rules (RRS) are available from the ISAF site at www.sailing.org
IMHO, Kragen is right. By the lee is, according to the aerodynamics, meant to be stable. Also cunningham tension will certainly cause rolling.
A tight cunningham moves the sail's curve right forward so the sail near the mast is pointing to the windward side of the boat, therefore causing a...
A simple guide to basic Laser tuning.
Leave the outhaul so you have 4-6 inches between the sail and the boom.
If overpowered upwind, tighten the cunningham. Make sure you pull the mainsheet all the way in until the blocks at the back meet. Take the slack out of the kicker (vang) when you...
In the summer: 2 hours at least, every day if I can except sundays.
In the winter: Only two days a week.
Also, in the summer I spend monday to saturday daytimes coaching other people in singlehanders so I fit some sailing in then.
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