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    Radial v Standard - different clew height ?

    Hi, I tried a few searches on the forum for this question without success. I recently bought a used Radial lower section and mark 5 sail. I rigged the boat to check that all was OK and noticed that the boom seemed much higher at the aft end compared to my standard. I measured my radial and...
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    Teflon mast wear strips

    Hi, I notice that my lower mast, which is only nine months old, is showing quite a lot of wear at the bottom two inches at the front and the same on the back of the mast at just below deck level (same for the mast tube). Nothing really unusual here, caused by sand, grit etc.. and sailing with...
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    How to determine if I have a mk5 or mk6 radial sail

    Hi, I just took delivery of a used Laser Radial lower mast section and Radial sail. I usually sail the full rig but when it's windy some of my club's full rig sailors drop down to the Radial, so now I can do the same and compete on equal terms. The previous owner of the Radial sail did not...
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    Ratchet switch

    Hi, I've got a question about the ratchet switch on my Laser block. The ratchet block has "Laser" on it and is blue, I guess it's the original one with the boat (early 2007) ?. It has a red switch to engage the ratchet. The switch slides easliy between on and off, but the switch can also slide...
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    Outhaul block rivited directly to boom

    Hi everyone, My newish Laser (189402) has a block riveted to the front of the boom (port side). I guess this is used to take the outhaul down to the deck block. This is how I rigged it and it works really well, but I'm wondering if this is legal as all other Lasers I have seen have the block...

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