joe c
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im too lazy to cut and paste but i hope thats the cat doing situps. lolTraining is a must. Not only sailing.https://youtu.be/xD5-a21NBOs
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im too lazy to cut and paste but i hope thats the cat doing situps. lolTraining is a must. Not only sailing.https://youtu.be/xD5-a21NBOs
Kimbo, I am enjoying your progress and posts. My Laser is pretty old, too (1981, built in Ireland). I sail mostly on Tomales Bay in N California. Super venue and usually great, steady wind in the teens. A couple of days ago I got careless on a fast reach while trying to video my buddy alongside. Here's a shot of the result. I'm 73 and had to marshal energy and correct procedures to right her and self-rescue. Being this is my fortieth year in the boat helps.Jeez it is a bit of a handful in the shallows with no centreboard or rudder. Any pressure at all on the mainsheet and the sailboat is blown over. With no one on the shore to assist I have to be quick to untie any knots in the mainsheet and pull it out through the traveller and boom blocks.
The rule isn't 100 % unambiguous here, but with no authority whatsoever I'd say it's legal ... and not only that but smart as well. In fact, the last time I rigged a boat with an original-style Allen vang cleat (for my former club) I used a shackle just like that - but I had a block there for a 6:1 cunningham, and that is definitely legal.Legality?
thanks for the explanation!The rule isn't 100 % unambiguous here, but with no authority whatsoever I'd say it's legal ... and not only that but smart as well. In fact, the last time I rigged a boat with an original-style Allen vang cleat (for my former club) I used a shackle just like that - but I had a block there for a 6:1 cunningham, and that is definitely legal.
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For racing its not allowed to make any extra attachment points to the hull or to the rig. So its allowed to clip a bag to the mast or to the footstrap or make a bag under a ventilation cap. Schrew cap, max 15,3cm opening. But if you only race club races, its not so serious.
If you aren't worried about legal, and want better, easier steering (much less weather helm) go get you a Hobie 16 rudder and shape the top a bit so it fits your Laser Rudder Head. You'll be amazed....Confessions of a lazy day-sailor. I have about 95kg in a 1.8m frame to throw around. Hiking out the last outing was much of a case of “if I really have to (or I think someone may be watching) LOL. The rest of the time I was pretty content to let it heel somewhat. This can only lead to a dunking a-la Eyeper! I am impressed with how responsive the Laser is to controls and weight shifts. I think that helps build the complacency that will be my inevitable undoing!
Steering was pretty heavy, heavier than I expected. I had the draft at around 40%. Any tips please?
If you aren't worried about legal, and want better, easier steering (much less weather helm) go get you a Hobie 16 rudder and shape the top a bit so it fits your Laser Rudder Head. You'll be amazed....