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    How to park the boat at the start line?

    He also looks (In my opinion) to be pumping all the way down the run ! What are others views on how he is constantly trimming ?
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    Fitness For Laser Sailing

    who banned them ? and why ?
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    Newbie Laser Sailer, mast step question...

    There's also a UK based facebook group that has second hand dinghy bits n bobs http://www.facebook.com/groups/dinghies/ Design or lucky accident ?
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    Novel use for a Laser sail. . .

    I think she needs a bit more kicker on
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    Boom Rivet (mainsheet pulley) Repair

    I had the same problem with the block at the end of the boom where the holes had corroded and enlarged. My solution was to place stainless steel washers behind the holes inside the boom. I covered them in duralac jointing compound first to stop the corrosion getting any worse. Then just used...
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    I knew my laser was grey...

    It was cold sitting on a rib watching you all drift past on the Sunday. Still, I wasn't jealous of you guys.
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    Even more fun

    Surely by adding a sleeve you will just be moving the stress elsewhere, possibly the top section will continue to bend, but then just above the sleeve
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    Laser boom inner sleeve

    You could always pull on some more outhaul, thus extending the foot of the sail again.
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    Sombody's aiming a green laser inside my house

    Are you having difficulty getting your laser to point ? If so there are many threads on this site that may be of interest. Try http://sailingforums.com/threads/problem-with-pointing.21422/#post-103376
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    Best Legal PFD For Laser

    I used to have a similar problem. It was caused by my facing forward in the tack and getting caught on the mainsheet block. I now wait until the boom starts to come on top of me, face across the boat reaching to the far gunwhale with my tiller hand. I may also sit a little further back, just for...
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    Rooster Hikers

    I stand corrected, yes it was last April, Maybe because the winter dragged on a bit and makes it seem so much further back, it was pretty cold, but didn't stop us sailing in minus 10'c Ot it could be the onset of senile dementia, things I did when I was 18 seem like yesterday, but I can't...
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    Rooster Hikers

    I've some of the Rooster pro hikers, they still looks as good as new after 18 months(Sailing every other week) Maybe you use yours a lot more than me, but I'm more than happy with them
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    Class Politics Laser Rules

    Drop the rule. When I sail with my son, it's far more comfortable for him to sit in front of the mast. It's probably not fast, but hey who cares when there's 2 of you onboard you're not likely to win anyway. It would be nice to be able to join club racing without breaking any rules.
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    old boat-should i race it?

    Just think how good you'll feel when you beat some of the 19xxxx numbered boats :D
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    Cheaper lasers in Australia

    Surely though if the rest of the world have to buy Australian built Kirby boats, that will be reversed ?
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    2011 the diary of an average Laser sailor

    I was in a similar predicament on boxing day. -5'C, 5mph wind(ish) I went for option 2 "commit to going out and try and enjoy it" And I'm glad I did. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The lack of much wind kept the wind chill down so it didn't feel too cold (Every cloud has a silver lining if you look...
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    Twelve days of Christmas

    Hear hear. The best gift I could receive is time. A day pass will do nicely in my stocking. And if the stockings are thermal they might come in handy trying to keep warm too.
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    A Slight Problem

    What, and stop selling new top sections ?
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    how do i remove sail numbers

    I removed numbers from a sail about 6 weeks ago. By the time I'd got the hang of it (3rd number :-) I found that a hairdryer is definitely the way to go, followed by acetone, followed by putting on the new numbers, followed by dusting the whole area with talcum powder just an case any stickiness...
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    remembering race course??

    Unless you're leading is this a problem ? Follow everyone else ! However, occasionally you will find yourself first to the top mark and clueless as to where to go next, I've been there (not often) it's not a good feeling. I tried chinagraph pencil, as recomended to me, but as soon as it gets...

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