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I’m reconditioning an old Laser for informal racing next season. I want to re-do the rigging with the 15:1 Vang/Downhaul and the current Outhaul. The boat is a 2005 model with the deck fitting for Outhaul and Downhaul, but things have been somewhat Mickey Moused, and I’d like to put it all...

You’re misunderstanding—perhaps because you ride a road bike. You want a little wider tube, one that will slip around the mast head, so that the mast head is inside of a short section of tube. Then you can tuck the bottom of the wind indicator between the tube and the mast, where it will be...

I love the inner tube idea! I was just surfing the web, looking for exactly that idea! Here are two more ideas for you: I like to mount the wind indicator in a coil spring, so that if it hits something, it will flex instead of break or bend. The bore of a suitable spring will be too large...

I’ve been told by an Australian distributor that the Naim 5” port is not the same thread as the Ronstan PNP97. I haven’t personally confirmed that, but I wouldn’t suggest ordering a Naim port to use with the Bottle Port. So far as I can determine, the Ronstan PNP97 is the only currently...

It has been made clear to me that the ABS Viking ports are not a good fit with the Bottle Port. The ones that work are marked on the underside of the cover “Polyethylene 5”. Unfortunately, the only ones of those that I’ve been able to find don’t have the lip for the bag. I ordered a pair on...

I’d sure like to know the part number of the original Viking Inspection Ports that were compatible with the Bottle Port. I just ordered some black ABS new old stock ports from Fogh Marine in Canada. These are VIK1102 Viking 5” inspection ports. As I understand it, there were two easily...

I doubt if anyone will arrest me. I’ve got half a dozen illegal parts on my boat, but I only compete in informal races where no one cares. Nothing that I’ve done will affect the speed of the boat, and that’s all anyone I sail with might object to, and even then they probably wouldn’t mind...

Did anyone ever determine whether the Nairn inspection port works with the Bottle Port? How about the Fat Bag? I’ve ordered a pair of the Bottle Ports, but I still need sources for the compatible inspection ports and Fat Bags.