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if you guys could change absolutly anything on the laser, and lets be kinda serious.... what would you change?
The JC strap is worth pushing. Won't cost more than a few bucks and will make sailing downwind in minimal breeze much more pleasant. No more contorted bodiesand a chance to strategically look around! This has all been stated before in the other thread.
I agree.Changes I'd like to see...anything that makes it faster/easier to rig and de-rig...
most of us seem to have the same veiws to have somthing donewith the traveller and cheeper sail and spars.
If I am not mistaken, the class is the middle man.its up to the class to say, "if you dont lower the price of these sails we will take are business somewheres else" or cutt out the middle man and dont have the stupid class button on the sails.
I don't think so! This cannot be the same quality as the laser masts.3" alluminuim tubing goes for $1.00 per foot plus tax with nothing done two it
We have all been there. It is not impossible to sail on a tight budget. It will in fact make you appreciate your boat much more and will lead to better care of your gear and boat. I hate to see wealthy kids get a boat from their parents and they just leave it sitting at the club all winter with the sail still on it. When you have to work hard to make sailing possible in the first place, you will take much better care of your belongings...maybe we wont do aything to the rigging just yet wait for everyone to get back on the same page but the cost of sails and spars needs to go down, im only a high school student and i have to pay for anything to do with sailing and its linda hard whne im only making 8.25 an hour.
Interesting concept, but IMHO, the existing system of luff sleeve and webbing is simple and foolproof. Besides, who is going to leave their $$$$ carbon spar standing up day after day, so having a sail that you can raise or lower without taking down the mast seems pointless.
if you guys could change absolutly anything on the laser, and lets be kinda serious.... what would you change?
I know it may be nitpicky but I would like to see the change to modern adhesives to bond the hull and deck together. The one design argument to use very old technology doesn't wash with me as it does not make the boat faster and old boats for the most part are not competitive with new boats anyway. So why not make the improvement?
The other change would be an improvement on the forward edge of the top of the daggerboard trunk. a replaceable plastic insert maybe? the fact that older boats have been worn away at that point seems to me to be avoidable.
An integral bow "bumper" to protect from those rare colisions might be a nice touch and if easily and inexpensively replaced then those pesky repairs might be minimized.
I know it may be nitpicky but I would like to see the change to modern adhesives to bond the hull and deck together. The one design argument to use very old technology doesn't wash with me as it does not make the boat faster and old boats for the most part are not competitive with new boats anyway. So why not make the improvement?
The other change would be an improvement on the forward edge of the top of the daggerboard trunk. a replaceable plastic insert maybe? the fact that older boats have been worn away at that point seems to me to be avoidable.
WORD, we gotta be serious here, and be able to change with the times
and possibly use more eco-friendly resins and stuff?
An integral bow "bumper" to protect from those rare colisions might be a nice touch and if easily and inexpensively replaced then those pesky repairs might be minimized.
what kind of material would the bumper be made out of?? would it be large and cumbersome, or be sleek and blend in?? I would prefer if lasers didnt turn into the bumper boat fiasco that is high school FJ sailing. (these FJs all have big rubber bumpers on the bow). Having the fear of a hole being punched into your boat by someone else's bow makes you a better sailor and boat handler...If you're really worried buy a beater and get good at handling before you buy a nice, competitive boat.
Fundimentally I would not allow any changes, however I would allow the ability to source and replace various components from anywhere as long as those .....
Bigger rudder for a better balance between the foils would be good...
Although I don't see how this could be implimented, with some users on the original and others on the new, I guess it wouldn't work with hindsight...