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It all depends on what you've used to repair to repair the gelcoat (hull fixing thing does'nt really narrow it down!). If you've used a gelcoat repair kit then sand the repair to the the required level and finish sanding with fine sandpaper (1200 or finer) then polish the area with a rubbing...

Hiya Paul, If you can get it,and use it safely, use 2 pack paint it's much tougher than anything your going to get out of a can. I did mine with it and it causes no damage to the foils as they already have a primed/finished surface on them, so the paint(solvent) never comes in contact with the...

Easiest way i found of dealing with wear plate removal and installation is get a hoover with a long pipe turn it on attach wear plate to hoover pipe, place in position , turn hoover off and plate stays in desired position.

HI , TMELDERIS THE 8.1 RIG COMES WITH A SAIL , BATTERNS , MAST SECTION AND MEMBERSHIP TO THE CLASS ASSOCIATION ( UK ONLY , I THINK ) THE PRICE CONVERTS TO ABOUT 705 US DOLLARS PLUS SHIPPING . I'VE NO IDEA IF ROOSTER WILL SHIP TO THE STATES BUT LOOKING AT MASTERMIKES POST WWW.JDEMARINE.COM MIGHT...

Why Not Take A Look At The Laser With The New Rooster 8.1 Rig ? Rig Can Be Bought Seperate And Can Be Used On Any Laser 1. Just A Thought !

Thanks John for the reply,and for clarifying the correct position of the hook ,i have a 1/2 pin so i can now go sailing in confidence. Thanks again from a happy sailor :)

Thanks for the reply Rob , the picture that Alienzero has posted is exactly how my hook sits and it has'nt released yet,so i'm keeping my fingers crossed ! Hopefully the benefits of the sleeve ( fast rigging , easy adjusments, etc) are going to out weigh the diadvantages of a possible release !!!

I'm fairly new to all this but i'll add my two peneth . I've had my clew sleeve for two weeks used it twice with a standard laser sail in 10 & 15+ knots of wind , it has'nt released (yet!) but i have to say once installed the hook points more downwards than aft , is this normal ? :rolleyes:

Hi , Go For The Pro I've The Standard And The Outhaul Is A Real Pain To Get To , I'm Going To Upgrade Mine To Deck Controls !:(

No there's no peeling and you can't see the fibreglass so hopefully it will be fine , cheers for the reply !

Thanks for your reply , i thought it might be deck flexing , just wanted to see if anybody else had the same problem

is it normal to find very small cracks in the anti slip part of a laser deck,they are very small in length about 2mm and the thickness of a hair they seem to be in the white finish and hav'nt gone all the way through the deck, the boat ia 15 years old ?