Guys..keep at it. The technique will come. I am a pretty average club sailor and used to curse the problem every week. A few years down the line and the sheet rarely gets caught anymore (and only on occasions when i'm not in control of the gybe) a well timed flick or pull on the sheet as you...
Theyve got a big sale on 1st December...as usual. so they must have some stuff to sell.
http://www.laser.org.uk/img/ads/LaserPerformance%20Jan%20Sales%20Teaser%20FINAL.jpg
I'm with Jeffers on this. Start with the correct brass fitting.. ($27ish) If the hole is indeed too large, pack around the brass fitting...and maybe larger brass washers with silicon sealent either end.
I hate to keep on about the BBC coverage but I've just had a great afternoon watching the dedicated Sailing stream in HD. Intelligent live switching between Finn, Laser and 49's races with filling highlights from the Star and Radials. Commentry by olympic gold medalists. The stream is reviewable...
Looks fairly typical for a boat that old...Years of bumping into stuff. not much to worry about if the hull is dry.
Turn the boat over.
Take out all the old, damaged material from the joint between the hull and deck molding leaving a gap (Dremmel or similar rotary tool is good for this)
Take out...
The issue is the length of the control line. The 15:1 is very easy to apply and, as a consequence of the additional turning points and distance between them, you have to pull more line through the cleat to get the same tension on the vang. This leaves a long line in the boat when you're going...
I've never sailed a force 5 so I can't comment about that, but I started out about that heavy...and its perfectly possible to sail and race a laser at club level as long as you're mobile and reasonably fit. For having fun on the beach you'll be fine.
I was around that weight when this photo...
A quick search on the Companies House website states that Laser Performance Europe are "active". Ie not in recievership or administration etc.
It also states that all accounts have been filed to date.
A ten minute google search reviels no evidence of bankruptcy other than the contents of...
mmmm.... There is also a comment to that last blog from someone claiming that ........"Also to be noted is that Farzad's other company, Laser Performance, is now filing for the 11th chapter.".
Quite right..but as MikeM said "multi manufacturer allowed" Optimist sails are no cheaper. why not?.....
.......well, the Oppie sails tend to be made locally to individual designs and to a high quality; with all the consequent overheads.
The Laser sail is mass produced in the far east, to a...
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