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    Boom Reinforcing Sleeve installation

    While 316 SS is recognised as marine grade it is a long way from aluminium on the galvanic scale which means a higher potential for galvanic corrosion, I believe this is why Vangard uses the grade that they do as is is as close as you can get with SS. If you are going to use 316 make sure you...
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    Class Politics Proposed Rule Change - Rhombus on women's sails

    I always believed that 2 boats sailing in appoximately the same direction constituted a race. And I don't give a rats ass what age, sex, class or anything else I am going to do my damndest to beat them. It's up to the the time keepers to figure out who is who. If they need pink polka dots to...
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    Class Politics honestly now, what changes do you want to see

    Point taken, however I was thinking more about the situation of when you are at an event and you bend or break something and it's not a matter of cost but avalability that is the factor to go out racing again and be within class rules. I have seen the situation of going to a regatta, breaking...
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    Class Politics honestly now, what changes do you want to see

    Fundimentally I would not allow any changes, however I would allow the ability to source and replace various components from anywhere as long as those components did not have the potential to effect performance. For example as long as people are not adding extra falls on the mainsheet or...
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    New interest in Laser sailing; need advice please.

    Once apon a time, before the days of the laser. My dad took me sailing pretty often in his Fireball. Now I believe that is now a pretty well a dead class but maybe a laser 2.
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    Car Keys

    Try a heavy duty zip lock bag and some duct tape onto the front of the mast just above the vang tang. Not pretty but it works. thats just for the key, lock everything else in the car.
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    How do I paint my hull

    She looks good, nice job. As to the question about application spray or roll, not much as the thickness of paint is about the same in actual fact you use about 25% more paint by spraying but most of that does not go on the job but is overspray.
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    How do I paint my hull

    Sounds like your having fun with it, and I am sure it will look great when done.
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    How do I paint my hull

    If deck has not ever been painted, clean with NOSAND which is a solvent cleaner and paint without using a primer. This will not fill up the moulded non skid too much. But it maybe that a good wax is al that is needed to bring the deck back.
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    Downwinds?

    Basicaly uphill flat sail downhill full sail, you have 3 controls to adjust fullness of sail, Cunningham, vang and outhaul. each affects a different area of the sail. Part of the art of sailing is to master the ajustment of the sail to the weight of the sailor and the conditions. If you get this...
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    How do I paint my hull

    No reason why not. Just stay away from house paint :rolleyes: . I use Awlgrip in my job and lots of it so if a little goes missing............Well
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    Looking at getting back into sailing lasers

    Thanks for the info, I will check them out real soon. It looks like I have picked up a bit of a project boat, needs new rig and maybe a few other things. Nothing a few days and a few $ won't fix.
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    How do I paint my hull

    And there is no such thing as cheap Awlgrip unless it has fallen of the back of a truck.:cool: here is their website http://www.awlgrip.com/awlgrip_pages/default.htm
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    How do I paint my hull

    Awlgrip can be applied with roller and brush, but you must use the correct catalyst and thinner. I have done some really nice work this way as good as spraying if not better.
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    How do I paint my hull

    It will be interesting to see the different ideas on this one, I have just aquired a similar project boat myself. Now for me this is easy. In my working life I run and maintain large motoryachts so I am going to use the products I know, Awlgrip or Sterling linear polyuerthane whish is applied...

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