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  1. kimbodious

    launch chaos....L2

    waves? I have waves to contend with on my beach launches. Yes, agreed, launching can be a very untidy busines.
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    Getting back in

    You have to swim on. Put your legs out behind you and kick hard.
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    What screws to use for attaching inspection port?

    If it was me, I’d use SS machine screws washers and nuts
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    Can i change the vang hardware on my mast and boom? Does all hardware align to the same holes? Or will i need to drill new holes?

    To fit your vang to the boom, slide the pin (circled) in the direction of the arrow.
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    gday from FNQ Australia

    I have been messing around with control lines, every one is now a different colour. Lots of splices and loops too. Why spliced connectors? I rig up from the beach, I live in fear of losing a shackle or a pin in the loose sand. The more splices and loops used, the lower the risk of losing...
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    gday from FNQ Australia

    I set up a bungee luggage web on the foredeck for carrying food and drinks for when I stop off at the nearby offshore islands. I haven’t finished tying down the bungee but you’ll get the idea.
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    gday from FNQ Australia

    I made up this simple (not class legal) outhaul rig today, it does not involve shackles. The large loop goes through the fairlead and then down around the end of the boom. The small loop attaches to the clew end of the sail luggage tag style.
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    laser outhaul/cunningham rigging for light wind

    I made up this simple (not class legal) outhaul rig today, it does not involve shackles. The large loop goes through the fairlead and then down around the end of the boom. The small loop attaches to the clew end of the sail luggage tag style.
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    laser outhaul/cunningham rigging for light wind

    I am a recreational sailor. I am not interested in racing. That means I can use modifications that are not legal for racing in the Laser class. One illegal mod I use is the block at the traveler end of the boom (like you suggest) instead of passing the outhaul through the fairlead, works great!
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    Laser Sheet diameter?

    Here’s a photo of the mainsheet that come with my Laser and the one I am replacing it with. The old one was way too thick, the new one is 8mm diameter to suit my 3XL hands
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    Laser spar damage

    gday DDG, Second hand market of old Lasers in Oz is great isn’t it? The deal I did for mine was even cheaper than yours. The thing I have learned in the restoration process is to save money where you can by doing whatever work you can BUT be prepared to spend money on sorting those things that...
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    Inspection ports with storage

    check out kayak hatch bags!
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    gday from FNQ Australia

    Wow, great tip thanks. I know what to buy when I have to repair/ upgrade the rudder!
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    gday from FNQ Australia

    Thanks, I am not racing at all. It might be possible to run some deck lines between the bow eye and the cam cleats for the mainsheet without having to add any extra attachment points. I won’t know until I receive the deck bag and test that idea.
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    gday from FNQ Australia

    What are rec/ day-sailors using to tote their food, drinks and sunscreen? It’s an 8km sail one way from my launch area to a nearby island. It is cool to take a break on the island and sit and check out the scenery, but it is hungry thirsty business. I have been curtailing my stops on the island...
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    gday from FNQ Australia

    Confessions of a lazy day-sailor. I have about 95kg in a 1.8m frame to throw around. Hiking out the last outing was much of a case of “if I really have to (or I think someone may be watching) LOL. The rest of the time I was pretty content to let it heel somewhat. This can only lead to a dunking...
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    gday from FNQ Australia

    Messing around with ideas for attaching the outhaul and avoiding the illegal use of a shackle. I came up the the idea of an endless loop of single braid dyneema threaded through the fairlead in figure eight fashion. Why figure eight? I wanted the loop to be captive so it is one less thing I...
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    gday from FNQ Australia

    thanks for the explanation!
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    gday from FNQ Australia

    I opted for a shackle to make disassembly of the rigging easy for my XXL-sized hands
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    gday from FNQ Australia

    I am going to try replacing the mast end clevis pin on the swivel for the boom vang with a bow shackle. Hopefully I can tie the lines from the cunningham to the shackle? Legality? Current arrangement

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