I am trying to figure out a rudder for a project dinghy. It is a 15 foot dinghy, and the rudder that is on it is incorrect. However the current setup is similar to the laser setup, but the distance from the bottom of the top pintle to the bottom of the lower pintle is larger than the laser...
As bad as this sounds, after sailing the boat with the central cleat, I have decided to remove it, it does get in the way too many times...... Back to a single ratcheting block and just the cleats on the side of the boat!!
I still don't see it, if you make the size and panel shape regulation and the weight of the Dacron, then they should all be about the same, some may be sown better, but that would only go to longevity.
I honestly feel LP is way too greedy. Beyond that I fully understand that rules are rules and why they exist. But, with small things like the little plate on the deck that holds the two blocks. That has to be LP, Really? You are going t oallow any blocks, but the plate has to be LP. Lets...
honestly, why not set the sail dimensions, cut, panel design, and dacron weight. It would seem to me that if they all follow the same recepie then the end product should be comprable. Honestly, do you believe LP would not switch dacron manufacturers mid year if they found a great deal? So...
Two things, first off you have to separate Argentina from the good ol USA. If availability is as difficult there and has been for years, and LP has not changed this then, honestly they are not hurting the sport but helping the sport. Also, having a very inexpensive option in a difficult...
I just installed my new fittings on the deck of my laser yeasterday. So next weekend I will try out a new outhaul setup. Originally I thought it was not allowed in the rules to hook a optional block to the fairlead on the boom , I thought the outhaul had to go back through it but reading the...
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