Took a bunch of photos while I rigged my Laser earlier this week and threw them up on a gallery: http://www.luckydragon.net/gallery/Laser_Rigging
How would you do things differently?
Spied on a few other Laser riggings yesterday, and sure enough, you're right. I'll throw the extra block in for a while and see if it makes a big difference or not, although with the boom sleeve, the friction will be low enough that I may not need the extra block.Outhaul rig- Missing a block at the mast. Configuration looks too open and can get hung up on things.
Good point, I just need to use less line when tying the loop through the sail (and switch to a non-stretch line while I'm at it)Cunningham- You're going to bottom out that set up when the breeze gets over 12.
Boom sleeve installed. So shiny!Clew- Not close enough to the boom- You need the boom sleeve.
Nice catch. Fixed.Mainsheet- Your figure 8 knot on the boom block is facing the wrong way and will not allow you to properly trim "block to block". Turn the knot to face the other way.
Well, it's already on my Christmas list. Only a few more months until December, right?Tiller/extension- Standard set up- need carbon all the way around.
Yeah, I've tried to design the rigging to I don't have to retie those darn outhaul/cunningham handles every time I rig.I have to rethread the outhaul line everytime I take the mast out.
I'll try to take some more pics this weekend and update the gallery.Can you post a pic of the whole thing? Any pics of how the blue line changes to the green line at the clew end?
Dug around Colie's website but couldn't find any pictues or descriptions. Do you have a link to this?thats just basic Vanguard setup, check the Colie System, it doesn't get much better than that
Haven't bottomed out yet, but then again I haven't really sailed this boat in 25+ knots. I may tighten the vang at some point, but for inland lake sailing, it seems to be doing the job.Your vang is too loose