I would advise emailing Laser Performance or whatever the boat builder was. They should be able to tell you the information you require. I have done this myself for a topper dinghy.
I have experience with bulging through the hull from the mast step. This is common on my boat and almost every other boat at my sailing club. I have a 3 year old UK laser and it has had this ever since I bought it 2 years ago. I have also had another boat with the same bulge. It does not seem...
If you don't race, do you need a smooth bottom? I would be inclined to just leave the bailer shute as it is under the hull and just plug the top. This means that it is easy to re-install a bailer at a later date if you or anyone else wishes. Putting epoxy into the bailer hole might make it...
So other than you knowing that water has frozen in the mast step, is there any breaks or problems with the mast step? If there is nothing wrong with it, I wouldn't do anything to it.
Thank you for your response. My hull now has quite a lot of wear from the front support so I might take it off. For what reason do you prefer the older type?
As a child, I was making an assumption. Also the word 'seem' suggests that I do not know the correct answer, but am making an assumption to try to help a fellow sailor :)
I expect it is because Steve will have done many of these in his career :) It would also seem to be correct as it will be less likely to break if the stress goes the same way - Reversing the stress could make it brittle :)
The diameter of rope can sometimes affect the blocks position. Using a nice thick dyneema (e.g. around 8mm) it might help keep your block at the far ends of the line. :)
You only need two and you can get them online. Here is a link with a picture:
http://www.sailboats.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=L1663
(You may need to search for a different company in your area)
:)
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