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Just as a footnote the RYA Book talks about block to block and more than block to block when talking about the Kicker as well as the Mainsheet. As noted above it indicates when the Mainsheet is eased the boom doesn't rise - although I can't see the kicker literally being block to block without a...

Thanks guys. Good to know I was on the right track. Appreciate the help.

Most of it I've found or worked out. Reading an RYA Laser Handbook and it often talks about block to block. I have not been able to find a definition or glossary term for this anywhere. Thought I'd figured it out as the line in question being tightened until two blocks were block to block with...

Great. My wheels are probably buoyant but are solid and not air filled and with the weight of the aluminium frame I doubt the Dolly will float. We have a Barrier reef so little wave action so with all this I'm thinking so I will build rigid gunnel supports. Thanks for the help.

Thanks. So the sling is just to aid easing the boat on or off by sliding it off the dolly. I guess you lift the boat at each side and flip the bracket down so the boat then sits on the sling and then slide it off the dolly. Not sure I follow why is the sling required and the brackets need to...

New to the sport and have just purchased a Laser but am away from a Club Environment to see and ask things. I'm and in Central America where buying and shipping things triples their price, so I'm about to build a Dolly so I can wheel the boat to and from our beach house into shallow water on my...