Hi all. A couple of questions. Please be kind and patient, I admit I am very new. In fact, I've never sailed a Laser.
Although I did some sailing years ago, I recently rediscovered sailing in my late fathers old Snark...(go ahead and laugh) loads of fun whipping around the bay near my cottage, learning the basics. Last year, I found an old laser hull, neglected and starting to delaminate and am just about finished restoring it. I pulled the hull and deck apart and relaminated it all with 2 part epoxy and filler...(after buying all the C-Clamps in town). Lovingly sanded, primed....refinished the rudder and dagger board like new...flawless white spray job with the slightest silver fleck...I'm not worried about official, I just have a fondness for making things new again.
Just bought new rigging, deck fittings hiking strap....right down to the new drain plug and fitting...
Now, sorry, but I am not at all concerned with racing. I just want to jump on and take it out for the afternoon. So I'm wondering, can I just sail this thing...depower it by letting the sail out if it starts to heel over...or are these only made for going like hell. Seems like a lot of sail surface for the amount of hull. Am I gonna get pitched out the first time I jibe? It is a full rig and I am 165 lbs.
Although I did some sailing years ago, I recently rediscovered sailing in my late fathers old Snark...(go ahead and laugh) loads of fun whipping around the bay near my cottage, learning the basics. Last year, I found an old laser hull, neglected and starting to delaminate and am just about finished restoring it. I pulled the hull and deck apart and relaminated it all with 2 part epoxy and filler...(after buying all the C-Clamps in town). Lovingly sanded, primed....refinished the rudder and dagger board like new...flawless white spray job with the slightest silver fleck...I'm not worried about official, I just have a fondness for making things new again.
Just bought new rigging, deck fittings hiking strap....right down to the new drain plug and fitting...
Now, sorry, but I am not at all concerned with racing. I just want to jump on and take it out for the afternoon. So I'm wondering, can I just sail this thing...depower it by letting the sail out if it starts to heel over...or are these only made for going like hell. Seems like a lot of sail surface for the amount of hull. Am I gonna get pitched out the first time I jibe? It is a full rig and I am 165 lbs.