So, we're about 4 miles by water to the local club where my 12 year old will be racing. Races run until dark, so sailing home is not an option. We tried towing down there with the center console last week - pretty tough.
I tried the daggerboard halfway down, but once on plane the boat still skewed back and forth and basically wore out my daggerboard friction pad in a few minutes. It seemed to be causing a LOT of stress on the Laser around the trunk also. Bad juju.
It did better with only the rudder on, tiller tied amidships. It threw a nice fountain of water up through the trunk and put a lot of water in the cockpit. Still not acceptable in my opinion.
Is there a good trick for towing Lasers behind a boat? Is idle the only acceptable speed?
In the end, we may be throwing it in the back of the pickup truck...
I tried the daggerboard halfway down, but once on plane the boat still skewed back and forth and basically wore out my daggerboard friction pad in a few minutes. It seemed to be causing a LOT of stress on the Laser around the trunk also. Bad juju.
It did better with only the rudder on, tiller tied amidships. It threw a nice fountain of water up through the trunk and put a lot of water in the cockpit. Still not acceptable in my opinion.
Is there a good trick for towing Lasers behind a boat? Is idle the only acceptable speed?
In the end, we may be throwing it in the back of the pickup truck...