Hi all.
I got my hasty eBay purchased Laser1 today. Given the wind decided to move the rig from the radial bottom mast onto the full. Somewhat suprised to find the hole diameter on the mast bracket for the vang/kicker was too small for the (one and only) vang pin I have. The pin is clearly the right diameter for the vang assembly so getting a smaller pin didn't seem like the right option. On inspection I suspect the radial bottom section has had the mast hole drilled out (but could be wear).
The vang is Harken, so I guess this is an upgrade.
- Does anyone know if the harken and standard vang pin diameters are different? (Don't know the age of the mast sections)
- is it safe to drill out the mast bracket hole to accept the harken pin?
- any other options/obvious stuff I'm missing (this is my first foray into boat ownership!)
I'm just aiming for club racing, so not fussed what is class legal.
Thanks
I got my hasty eBay purchased Laser1 today. Given the wind decided to move the rig from the radial bottom mast onto the full. Somewhat suprised to find the hole diameter on the mast bracket for the vang/kicker was too small for the (one and only) vang pin I have. The pin is clearly the right diameter for the vang assembly so getting a smaller pin didn't seem like the right option. On inspection I suspect the radial bottom section has had the mast hole drilled out (but could be wear).
The vang is Harken, so I guess this is an upgrade.
- Does anyone know if the harken and standard vang pin diameters are different? (Don't know the age of the mast sections)
- is it safe to drill out the mast bracket hole to accept the harken pin?
- any other options/obvious stuff I'm missing (this is my first foray into boat ownership!)
I'm just aiming for club racing, so not fussed what is class legal.
Thanks