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    Wet Sanding or Dry Sanding

    wet sanding is quicker and easier,the wateracts as a lubricant and coolant for the sandpaper ,it also clears away the dust which would cog the sandpaper.There are finer grades of sandpaper available to use dry,but most applications for these are for automotive refinishing where the main...
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    Daily Masters MidWinters East Reports from our own Merrily in Clearwater, FL

    good luck janet,with the racing,sorry i havent been on the forum much had lots of personal problems at home,sailing season starts in two weeks here just cant wait to be on the water last season was frustrating with weed and the boat getting damaged. My,sails and foils and sailing gear in...
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    Stolen laser on ebay?

    may be the whole e bay thing is fed with stolen goods,certainly our dinghy park has had spars etc stolen recently.one time i would risk leaving the boat with rudder sail etc maybe even uncovered if i had sailed in the morning and was returning later.too risky now
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    Painting a laser hull

    My Hull Is Painted And Was When I Bought It .we Think When Refurbished In Europe By Laser Dealers.three Other Repairers Looked At The Hull To Quote For Repairs And Failed To Spot It Was Paint Not Gel Coat,so I Doubt A Layman Would Be Able To Spot A Proffesional Paint Job. As For Club Sailors And...
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    Media Laserlips! photos

    nice pictures ,glad you all had a good time,speak to you soon best wishes sean
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    local racing in South Florida

    hi sunray welcome to the forum hope you get a laser soon best wishes sean
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    Hurricane Katrina: Please Help

    Re: Hurricane Katrina watching the images on uk tv ,you just cant comprehend the destruction,trying to explain to my five year old son how and what has happened,trying to answer his obvious question but what has happened to the people in the houses.the realisation that each house is a home for...
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    Laser sails

    annie to measure your sails performance:- the position i finished minus the position i think i should finish divided by the number of things you can blame excluding your self. lol seriously the state at which you discard a sail depends on your personal budget and what level you sail at .and the...
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    WestCoastSailing.net and the LaserForum.org have joined forces!

    good luck george and thank you for supporting the forum i hope your new venture is succesful best wishes sean
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    North Sails class legal in UK?

    i think it is something to do with the manufacturing and marketing of the boat,performance sailcraft have the licence to build and sell in europe they also control spares etc they use a diferent sailmaker .both countrys then appoint dealers for boats etc the dealer is then contracted to sell in...
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    Where to find black anodized spars?????

    i think we had a boat special edition caled black magic which had black spars,most in england are silver,sean
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    Change trailer to a gunnel hanger?

    gunwhale hung trolleys are the normal in england .most boats sit on them permantly gunale seperatin does not seem to ocur faster because of it.deteriation of the hull/deck joint occurs ost when damage to the gunwhale is left unrepaired and water penetrates the joint. sean
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    new boat (to me), need parts

    if you bought an old hull and are just getting started try e bay .dependswhat you ned you could also try a post in the for sale forum. i have refurbished foils etc on my own boat and acheived good results.its easy to spend more than the boat is worth.although you can transfer your bits to your...
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    Laser VS. Byte/MegaByte

    the diference is that there are 180,000 lasers sailing and racing in the world virtualy every sailing club has lasers,to race against share ideas,socialise with it has proven resale value easily available parts new and second hand,this forum read worldwide to answer your questions.there are many...
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    Sailing in England?

    hi janet yes i got your pm work has kept me of the pc ,we have had a problem with weed at the sailing club at the moment a third of our water is unsailable.the problem is getting worse you can nearly watch it grow .i have been trying to make something to harvest it also .i looked back in dinghy...

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