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    Kitty Hawk trailer dealers in NY ???

    Here you go - it was posted on Sept 27th - Nautical America is the previous manufacturer of the Kitty hawk. Laser Trailer for sale - this trailer is specifically made for Lasers and is light enough to potenially use around the yard like a dolly as well. This trailer is in perfect, like new...
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    Kitty Hawk trailer dealers in NY ???

    Maxx Looks to be a KittyHawk for sale near you in the Laser Forum classifieds check it out $475. I have one and it is a great trailer! cheers Puggie
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    Deck cleat screw holes

    OK - I had the same problem 3 years ago. 1) Go to home depot and buy a double barreled syringe of LePage self mixing 5 minute epoxy (the stuff with the spiral nozzle that mixes as you push the plunger) - it costs $5.95 2) Put your boat on the roof rack - open your sunroof - align the holes...
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    Unstable foils

    Hi, I leave my foils in a thermal bag under the top cover in the boat during the summer club racing season. They warp! My rudder grows lumps each year and I have to cut it back to the rusting reinforcement, fill with epoxy and fair in the spring. Plan A - buy a set of the new FRP class legal...
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    Class Politics  Is it time to allow digital compass'

    I searched the forum but could not find a good explanation why digital compass' are not class legal. The one thread I found mentioned that the digital compass is class legal in the Fin fleet. Seems to me that our fleet could move forward with this change. The cost of a Nexus plus fittings is...
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    Flat Seitech dolly tire

    Thanks guys for all the pointers - fixed it! It was important to know that this was a tubeless set up. This is what I did: 1) Found leak was where the tire bedded on the rim 2) Broke seal by putting soapy water on the rim and standing on the tire 3) Found sand and grit around seal -...
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    Flat Seitech dolly tire

    Anyone know how to repair a Seitech dolly tire (it does not hold air for more than a day) Does it have a tube inside? Can you get the tire off the rim yourself or do I need to take it to a car tire repair shop? Any ideas?
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    Berlin

    I am lucky enough to travel to Berlin for business every 3 months or so - as I fly in to Tegel I see some pretty big lakes - and sometimes some sailboats. Is there a laser racing scene in Berlin? It would be a blast trying to get out and meet the locals. Does anyone know how it works there?
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    Clothing- Wetsuit alternative?

    Sailorchick is right, the Rooster polypro top is amazing - it keeps you warm when it is cold but does not cause you to overheat when the sun shines. My 2c
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    Downwind technique 20kt

    So after slogging uphill towards the topmark in 20kts, I let off vang, cunningham, outhaul and pull up daggerboard halfway - let out main as fast as I can while I bear away keeping the boat as flat as possible. Up she pops onto the plane, heading downwind - then splash - big deathroll that I...
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    Which Mainsheet Block?? Orbit? Carbo?

    Thanks for the update, I was just about to order an Orbit now I have second thoughts - what is a good autoratchet alternative that will help me keep my grip on the main in 15-20 kts during a regatta! thanks
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    Where to sail in Dubai?

    I am lucky enough to be in Dubai on business this week - anyone know where I can go laser sailing - rentals etc. I have got time on Sat and Sunday. The lakes back home are frozen and the water out here looks inviting - good breeze yesterday!
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    hull moisture

    Hi, As an alternative idea to the fish tank bubbler, I taped a small, salvaged, computer fan to the transom bung hole. The fan is whirring away 24/7 and blows air into the hull. I can feel a nice flow of air coming out of the vent hole beneath the hiking strap as well as out of the holes for...
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    Daggerboard fell thru when I was turtled

    I had a great sail yesterday - 15 to 20kts, just having a blast sailing and not racing for a change - after dumping 2-3 times the mast got full of water so the boat turtled quite fast - next time I dumped it turtled and the daggerboard slid nearly all the way thru. I got the boat back on its...
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    Top section bend - what is the best alignment

    Today my kid was racing his 29er at the Ontario Hi-Schools regatta - I am far too old to tale my laser out in this regatta - but this did give me the time to carefully and patiently apply Guvs top section straightening methodology - lots of curious stares from folks in the boat park but I am...
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    Top section bend - what is the best alignment

    Thanks - I will try the patient, slow and steady approach - appreciate the advice!
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    Top section bend - what is the best alignment

    I bent my top section and then end-to-ended it - so I now have a bend about 2 ft from the top of the mast - this offsets the tip of the mast about 1/2 to 1 inch from the straight position - what is the best position to set up the mast? I have been sailing and racing with the bend pointing...
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    Accelerating off the line

    tim, owyn et al, thanks for the advice - when do you crank the vang on? after the pump?
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    Class Politics ILCA-NA website feedback

    The ICLA site could have a nice beginners section that points newcomers towards resources that are avaliable - TLF for example. There is an attempt at this with the few isolated guides eg the buyers guide but it is incomplete and moribund - also the speed issue is a real problem especially...
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    Windward heel

    My pet theory - When you windsurf upwind you lean the mast into the wind a portion of the drive created from the sail is forwards at some angle off the bow. A smaller but very interesting portion of the drive is upwards - lifting the board upwards through the mast step and through your...

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