Recent content by AndyDove21

How about a water pitot tube? Simplest method I can think of, that would at least give some indiction for little money would be a short length of flexible tubing mounted on one side of the tiller plate, or better still, on the transom. The bottom needs to bent though 90deg and faced into...

:confused: Hmmm, good point. I suppose, you could, maybe, empty the water out once a year before the temperature goes below freezing.

Just my two cents worth, but the best way to deal with floating issues is this: Remove wheel Deflate the tyre totally, until it's actually coming away from the rim. Get a bicycle pump, and attach it to the valve. Hold the tyre underwater, away from sand, in the shallows so the tyre fills with...

In answer to your first question (regarding the dolly) - yes, I have. http://www.dove21.com/laser/laser_trolley.shtml Hope it helps. /Andy

Hot, sunny and breezy here in the Great lakes Rust belt. Only problem are those pesky lightning strikes. Forecasters reckon on 'probable storm' every evening for the next four or five. Crazy. Went to West Michigan last week on RV vacation. Really wanted to take the Laser, but in the end...

The humming is caused by vortices leaving the trailing edge of the center board (a phenomona known as 'vortex shedding'). While you are going fast, heeled slightly, the board is both cutting though the water longitudinally, and also resisting lateral motion. The blade is shaped like a wing...

On Cass Lake, near Detroit, Michigan at the weekend, apparently one unregistered Laser was 'busted' by the water cops - for not having registration decals / papers. They must have been bored. My Laser in Michigan is unregistered. At the beginning of the season (new boat) I called the...

Into thin air???!!! Eeek - luckily there's not much vertical load on that point (unlike the watch-ma-call-it at the mast step) - but all the same you'd expect such a central location to have some structural backing. Something to bearing in mind - thanks for your help Turin. I'm English, so I...

Thanks a lot fellas. Sorry if this is a stupid question, but what does the preinstalled Cunningham cleat screw into (between mast and ctrboard)? Tapping the deck, it almost feels like there's nothing under there? I'd like to upgrade to the dual cunningham and outhaul cleat block - but...

I've been searching on and off for a couple of days now, with no success. Is there any definitive guide as to the locations of the underdeck plywood blocks? I've got dimensions for the ones either side of the cockpit for the mainsheet cleats (found on apsltd.com, eventually), but I think...

"OK, I'll be the dumb guy who says "I don't get it." - some sort of wordplay on "buoy racer" I assume... maybe it's one of those Brit/USA things that gets lost in translation?" The brits pronounce it correctly as "boy racer", and the pun makes sense. However the yanks pronouce it boo-ee, so it...

Even better gouvernail, some self adhesive carbon fibre sheets http://www.decalkits.com/carbonfiber.html Oh that would be sad... Next I'm looking for an extended chrome tipped bailer outlet, and a tinted sail window :D

That does look like a hoot (!). That picture of the girl carrying the entire hull one handed is impressive, but the price reflects that. $7500 is a little steep, but if they had the sort of mass production that Laser manufacturers enjoy, the price would come down a lot I think. So - no one...

Maybe this has been discussed, but I've searched all over and can find no record, but has anybody produced a carbon fibre hull? I've been involved with Formula 1 engineering for some years now, and the technology those guys invest in producing incredibly light, and yet extremely stiff...

"Other Way Up" or, whatever name you choose, make sure you write it on the bottom of the hull, so everyone can see it :p