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    Damage to mast lip

    My boat has damage to the mast lip,where the mast goes into its hole,it's chipped and througth to the GRP layers,Gelcoat all gone. I've tried repairs here a couple of times but they always seem to fail,it doesn't seem to stick and peels away from the repair site. I used a strong epoxy resin...
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    Inspection hatch size

    I'm installing an inspection hatch next to the centreboard to enable me to put a backing plate on the mainsheet block as the threads have stripped on the block,I notice they come in two sizes 4" and 6",does anyone have any preference,the 6" comes pretty close to the edge of the board housing...
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    Painting the boat

    I know it's frowned upon in some circles but she really does look a mess,so can anyone recommend any good paint in the UK that wil do the hull and deck,I've hunted round the forum but it sall sems to be stateside products,any help much appreciated.
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    XD kit,is it worth it??

    Thinking of upgrading my old style control lines for the new XD stuff,what sort of performance increase does it give you over the old stuff?
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    Mainsheet block

    Sailing today,managed to rip the mainsheet block out of the hull!!!!! (it was very windy!) You know the one that the front of the hiking strap attaches to. Question is,how is it fitted,there's two stainless steel screws which hold it in,but do they screw into the GRP or is there a wooden block...
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    New sail

    What's the opinion on how much quicker a new sail would make you? I've a fairly old one on my boat,toying with the idea of getting either a new sail or a road trailer,is it a major difference?,at the moment i lose out on the beats as it's not quite as pointable as the others,runs and reaches...
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    New sail

    What's the opinion on how much quicker a new sail would make you? I've a fairly old one on my boat,toying with the idea of getting either a new sail or a road trailer,is it a major difference?,at the moment i lose out on the beats as it's not quite as pointable as the others,runs and reaches...
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    Gooseneck sheared

    While racing today,pretty windy managed to shear the gooseneck off the mast,seems a pretty straightforward job (once I bend the fitting straight!!!),the guys at the club were mentioning special rivets to do it with,I was just going to use stainless but was told could cause corrosion and some...
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    Elastic thing on tiller

    I'm puzzled by my tiller,it has a elastic loop about 6 inch long attached to the end of it by the extension,seems to serve no useful purpose but I'm sure it does,can anyone enlighten me?
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    centreboard

    Need a bit of help here,bit blustery today,launching the boat,bloody thing blew over and broke the rear of the centreboard,about 3inch by 3inch,how do I go about repairing it or is it a new board time,I can get glass fibre repair kits from work,but how do i go about repairing it seeing as before...
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    Outhaul Rigging

    I know it's been covered before but i'm getting swamped with different ideas,just had a hectic weekend in my laser which originally had the old style rigging,I've done some mods on the outhaul,vang and cunningham which have resulted in a nice 2:1 cunningham using original deck cleat,the vang is...
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    Laser Mainsheet

    Just rigging my Laser with new ropes and sheets,the guy in the shop said I need 10meters(approx 33ft) of mainsheet,now it seems to me this is a bit short or is it,thought it was a bit longer than that,can't compare it to the old one as that's dissapeared,can anyone help?

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