1970s 470. This is a project boat that would be a lot of fun with some work.
Main, jib and spinnaker in very good shape. Older main and jib included. Lots of high-quality parts. and lines. I had fun sailing it for a few of years, and I made a bunch of improvements. I then stripped it down to...
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Thanks for the tip with the bridle. That is a great, cost effective solution that doesn't require a lot of work / money. For my level of sailing that should work just fine.
Thanks. I do feel like I am making progress. Thanks for the note about the centerboard systems. I will look into that.
Would love a swivel cleat on the main, but I don't think it is really worth it. Rather spend that time sailing...
I do think I will change to a dual car travel system...
Hi, I can get some better pictures.
Mostly, I used the MacKay layout to get a sense for things. When it came to me, a lot of the control were on the thwart. I have almost all of them running back now, but I still need to do some work to run the vang back properly.
One question that I did...
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I have on old 470 that I am putting back together. Originally it looks like it had a main halyard lock. My question is whether there is the need to try to resurrect this lock for recreational sailing (the boat is way past its racing days) or can I just rivet a cleat to the bottom of the...
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I have an old laser 1985? laser. It has an inspection port cut in it by the daggerboard case.
The top to this was lost so I need to replace it (I couldn't find a top that would fit the existing ring that is screwed into the hull).
So I was thinking that I could just take out the old...
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