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Hola from Mexico, I added ten inches of AL tube (from old mast top section). Drilled out pop rivets on boom attachment on mast, moved it up ten inches. Wunderbar as Metsches might say. His idea. It worked great. No changes to sail. 10 more inches of clearance under boom. Now the ols stiff body...

Good idea Softshuffle. In very good English.! I wish I could do so well in any other language. I could put a 4 to 6" long, round wood post in the mast hole. The downhaul would tighten up everything nicely. Simplest idea yet.:) However, being the Mechanical Engineer that I am, I am concerned...

Hola all of you, Sorry I haven't added any thoughts lately--been off being a tourist in Mexico. I think Metsches suggestion of adding a bit to the top of the mast will work best for me, because I got two masts with my Laser. The original one is bent a bit, so I have an exact size piece available...

So, Sorosz has totally figured out 98% of my problem--Technique..!! Need lots of help there.. "roll tack"--huh? I need to learn about that from a sailing lesson.. Online?? Limbo? I could limbo rather well 40 years ago..No longer. However, If I limbo well during a tack, am I not on the wrong...

Thanks Merrily. Great idea. Will try it in a few days This will not raise the boom at mast. Possibly will raise the boom at the stern end. If so, I'm good. Reducing amount of sail is not the goal, raising the boom so I can get under it easier is the goal. Thanks agian, D Oh by the way, sailing...

Hey yall. Has anyone figured a way to reef the sail? I'm older than I was, not as flexible as I once was and not as slender either. Raising the boom about 6 to 8 inches would make sailing my Laser much easier. Not racing, just sailing in the warm Caribean. Any thoughts? D