Recent content by laserchris

Hey all, I started sailing a Laser about a year ago, it came with the completely original sail controls ie. 3:1 kicker etc. I found all of them virtually impossible to adjust when sailing in anything other than very light winds, especially the outhaul. I have upgraded the kicker to a 6:1 system...

Hi all, First sail of the season yesterday in pretty light winds, max 4 - 5:) knots ish. I was new to sailing last year and the winter break seems to have erased alot from my memory!! I really struggled to match other lasers speed both up and down wind. Can anyone help with decent approximate...

I dont have the XD rig setup, the boat came with the absolutely original kicker, cunno and outhaul. I have modified the kicker so it is now a 6:1 system (nowhere near as good as 15:1 but loads more usable than the original 3:1) because of my problems on Sunday I have also ordered cunno and...

'Forget the rudder, it all comes down to playing the sheet (a lot) and hiking as hard as you can.' Tony B, thanks for advice but not sure about this bit........... are you saying that if I concentrate on keeping the boat flat then the rudder will nuetralize and not need so much effort to...

Hi all.......... Went out sailing today in about 15 - 18 knots and although the reaches went well I really struggled with 2 things: 1. At almost every tack the boat stopped dead in irons, took me ages to sort out. 2. I could not keep the boat flat when sailing to windward, it turned into a...

Thanks for all of your advice, boom is now sorted and a new transom plug fitted. Just need to try to sail it properly now.....................!

May sound like a stupid question but do you mean bolt through the whole boom ie drill holes in top of boom aswell and then have bolts run right through or do you mean only use existing holes? Also, the forward block rivets need changing I think I will have to drill right through the boom as...

Hi all, need some advice about 2 things................. I have noticed that the mainsheet blocks on my boom are only just hanging on, the rivets are very loose so need to be changed. I noticed that the holes, especially at the stern end of the boom are badly corroded. Will I just be able to put...

Hi all, Bit of guidance needed!....... I am new to sailing but feel like I am getting to grips with it a bit now, I am trying to make adjustments to the sail controls when changing course such as from a beat to a reach. My boat is only equipped with the completely original 3:1 kicker and...

I have ordered a couple of Laser books to use, the RYA one and another one written by the original Laser world Champ I think, cant remember his name. Thanks for the guidance, just need to get out in the boat as oftne as possible I suppose, no substitute for practice!! Cheers.

Thanks for the info, I have changed the eye now and the inboard screw tightened nicely with no other interference, good news!!

Hi all, I have sailed my Laser a couple o times now but didnt have a functioning kicker or outhaul (previous owner messed around with them!!), I initially sailed it in fairly gusty conditions and found the boat next to impossible to handle and I pt this down to a combination of inexperience...

Hi all, I am pretty new to sailing and have just bought an old laser to get going in. I didnt notice when I looked at the boat before I bought it but one of the traveller eyes at the stern of the boat is cracked and if you pull on the traveller there is alot of flex so it will eventually go as I...