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    Project: refitting Laser II?

    jlemash - the Laser II is a fun boat. I sailed it as a junior, when in Ontario and around NA it was the standard junior double handed racing boat. Since then it seems to have pretty much disappeared from being competitively active, and I don't think anyone is making it or official parts anymore...
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    New Radial cut Standard Sail in the works? New composite top mast?

    Isn't the complaint about the current sail that it immediately becomes obsolete after a few days of stiff breeze? In other words, if the new radial sail is the same in performance as the current sail when new, it shouldn't really change anything except allow people to keep their sails longer...
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    Class Politics 2011 Rule Changes - Fundamental Rule

    I agree with the first part - it is hard to tell who is the cause of all of this, and frankly I do not think that the statements of Bruce Kirby and the content in the "Sail World" articles sheds any light on the important issues. I am not sure whether the lack of information is being driven by...
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    Class Politics 2011 Rule Changes - Fundamental Rule

    Der_Dude says: "Well, if you like to give the ILCA board the benefit of the doubt, one could assume that their motives for the proposal are the ones they stated, namely that they see a imminent adverse affect of the GS - LPE commercial dispute for the class" But there is no reason that more...
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    To buy or not buy with Inspection port

    Shouldn't be an issue. In fact, it can help you to tell whether the mast step is problematic (stick a camera in there, take a flash photo), whether the boat is dry, and you can also use it to through bolt some of the fittings. Don't worry about the inspection port itself, unless the...
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    Remove Steel from Deck

    To the side of the head of the jerk who didn't make sure they weren't ruining your boat by grinding metal next to it?!?
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    Installing a Inspection Port on a Laser

    I replaced some ports recently that had degraded from the sun. They were hard to remove, and this time went with silicone only. It worked well, and I'd do it that way again. I think there are lower stresses on the boat and port, and they are rock solid, with a lot less trouble and effort than...
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    Laser 2 vang same as Laser 1?

    Not the same - I am working from memory here, but I think there was one more purchase, and a bit of a better quality of blocks. But, it was a jam cleat, like the old laser vang. The boom vang is not as troublesome on the Laser II as the Laser, because (1) you are two people, so the crew can...
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    Life Jacket (PFD) Updated recommendations?

    Wow - that sounds like an exciting way to learn how to sail ;)
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    Design flaw or operator error?

    Both! It is a problem with the boat, but with experience, you can stop it from happening - the primary way is to give the mainsheet a big (quick) pull just as the boom is coming across. It does take some practice, but with the proper technique you can prevent it from happening. It still...
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    Class Politics 2011 Rule Changes - Fundamental Rule

    Thanks, Gouvernail. I think that you have earned the right to get frustrated and short - and for all of your advice and help on this board and webpage have earned the right to at least my patience. The wealth of information, as well as your work for the class are worth more than a beer. And, I...
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    Class Politics 2011 Rule Changes - Fundamental Rule

    I was referring to the receivership of the builder that led to Bruce Kirby losing ownership/control of the Laser trademark (I believe sometime in the 1980s).
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    Class Politics 2011 Rule Changes - Fundamental Rule

    Gouvernail - thank you for the reply. For a bit of context, and in answer to your first couple of questions, I am a lawyer in Canada, so have some knowledge of the issues of commercial agreements and intellectual property rights. With respect to what is my motivation and relationship to the...
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    Class Politics 2011 Rule Changes - Fundamental Rule

    Interesting to read this advocacy piece, but it seems very ill-informed from a legal perspective. Before opining on precedents and "setting aside commercial rights" it helps to have at least talked to someone with some knowledge about what that actually means. It seems to me that this author...
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    Laser Age

    Check out: http://schrothfiberglass.com/LaserMaint.htm#THE SERIAL NUMBER:

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