The hikng shorts say "designed to accommodate the 4924 Performance Hiking Pads".
Looks like you would buy the pads seperately: http://gillna.com/p-501-performance-hiking-pads.aspx
I have the Gill lederhosen (worst look EVER); http://gillna.com/p-67-pro-hiking-pants.aspx, which are a terrible...
Confirming that the 'turbo' cam-cleats and cunningham plate easily retro-fit, using the same screws in the same holes as the old crap. If or when the screws pull out, then you can install the porthole and bolt-through. On my 1976 vintage 24877 'Firefly', I completed 2 races before this happened...
Lase 24877 still has the original boom. Without a sleeve it would bend alarmingly with moderate vang/kicker tension. I retro-fitted a sleeve, which has limited that bend. Because the boom was already bent, and the sleeve is a smaller diameter than the inside of the boom, some permanent bend...
After substantial research & consulting, I went for a 7mm Robline "Dinghy Sheet". The spec is a tight polyester wrap around polyester core, which prevents the wrap sliding, and in turn helps stop twisting & tangling.
After I fitted out my boat, the two other Lasers at my club tried it and got...
Nice one bro!
I'm trying to instigate school sailing programs here, so it's especially good to see one in action.
If we get blown out one day & stuck inside, I'll definitely show them this clip. I'll introduce it by saying "sailing is fun, and capsizing is nothing to worry about".
One tip: tie...
I'm sailing a 1976 Laser, 24877 "Firefly". When I got it the bottom was rugged with deep gouges from being dragged over things, the foils were beat up, and inside the hull the foam blocks sat in plastic bags full of water. Bit of bog & polish, some upgrades and it goes OK! A few kg overweight, a...
More details on the foiling Laser development and kits for sale via link below. I read elsewhere the kit is AU$6000
http://www.lasersailing.com.au/index.cfm?eid=1123&ntid=1361
The flipside is that the modern controls are so much easier to adjust, which removes an unnecessary, frustrating element from learning to sail.
The old v-jam 3:1 vang/kicker is virtually impossible to get tight enough, which makes going upwind slower and more difficult than it needs to be.
The...
> Argue all you like on this.
OK thanks, I will. In the 2 years I have a Laser, there has not been one available 2nd hand in Aus. On an Aus forum (since deleted), there were a few of us pleading for 2nd hand gear, all to no avail.
A search in ebay archives reveals no results. Looking at imports...
Following Shevy Gunter's advice (from "Designing custom control systems"), I have achieved class-legal upgrades to the cunningham, and an 8:1 vang that still uses the old V-jam block.
However, this requires sheeting the main in tight before pulling the vang in order to get it tight enough...
Upgrading the old vang/kicker with a cheap, no-legal system would provide advantage.
Here is Australia, the class-legal "Laser vang complete" is $350+. If I use alternative blocks, I can put together a system with the same purchase ratios, cam-cleats & all, for less than half that price.
It's...
if the top is streaming, and the lower isn't:
- pinch up so the lower is streaming. Steer off the lower one.
- use mainsheet tension to pull the leech tight and get the top streaming. Pull the vang tighter to hold that shape, so that the sail will remain in shape when you ease sheet to de-power.
Part of the trick is developing confidence. Every week while waiting for the start sequence to begin, I like to park at the pin end, and try to stay within a couple of boat lengths of the buoy. As you sit on starboard, the boat tends to drift to leeward, so then you roll tack, just sheet in...
My old 1976 Laser (24877) had a strip of wood impregnated into the fibreglass, and the screws bit into this. The timber was too far gone for a glue repair, so the fix was to install a 6" hatch cover, and bolt-through with 3/16 bolts, a backing plate, and nylocs. The boat has required this for...
mate, my 1976 Laser is in much worse condition, with severe wear inside the mast tube, gel-coat cracks, etc, and I have had no conerns about the hull in strong winds. I've often sailed in 20-30 knots for training. One day I recorded a GPS speed of 15knots, then snapped the old top-section in the...
Immediately complete an incident report & file it with the racing authority (or other authority as your area requires).
As you were stationary, the other boat should have avoided a collision and is at fault. Their insurance should cover your repair, and so you don't have to worry about how to...
Problem I had was the venturi flap catching on the trailer, which pulled it open, popped it out of the pivots, and then lost the O-rings.
I modified it by drilling through & replacing the plastic with stainless 3/16 bolt. The bolt is slotted at end to allow screwing in.
Hasn't lost an O-ring or...
King Neptune (or other God of the sea, whomever suits you), keeps a log book of all the vessels sailing and keeps watch of them.
If you were to re-name your boat, then it would not be listed in his book and he'd not recognise it from random debris people dump out there and not protect you.
The...
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