That's a possibility, but doesn't sound like it's the case here. If the top block is old and sloppy you can replace it with a new similar Allen block. (More riveting!)Main halyard is prone to coming off the mast head pulley if boat is not rigged head to wind or if sail is taken down not head to wind. Wear and old age I'm afraid.
The main halyard can be replaced with a line (and any type of cleat), but the jib halyard should really be a wire/rack thing, as it keeps up and tensions the whole rig.I have replaced all the halyards on club Laser 2 Regatta with 5 (main) and 6mm (jib) dyneema terminating in clam cleats attached where the racks are. Two cleats in series on the jib.
Well, they are all BB blocks, except the top one on the mast. Nearly all of the friction in the system comes from the launcher tube anyway.Replace every block on the spinnaker system with a ball bearing one. This makes hoisting so much easier.
Yes. There are many good ways to run the traveller (and many more bad ones), and they all have the sheet block tied to the line - so it works not exactly like a "traveller" but a bridle. (There's a good diagram somewhere that I'll post when/if I find it again.)Looks like you have the traveller rigged incorrectly. Block must stay central all the time. Can't sail it well upwind otherwise.
Not a a good idea! You need the ratchet and the cleats, at the latest when you start using the spinnaker.I'm tall so always sheet off the boom. I take off the block on the floor when sailing. Lots more space.
That is how you do it. The bit doesn't have to be bigger than the rivet hole itself, though.Drill the top off the rivets. 8/9mm and then knock the rest of the rivet through with a pin punch/ nail with the end filed off flat.
Hi LaLi, will this sail fit my boat?Cool numberI'd say that's a late 1991 or early '92.
You can delete the smaller traveller block altogether and tie the line to the hook on the bigger one. Wrap some tape around the hook and block so they don't kink.
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No, it’s not even close! ”MK2” (with different ”spellings”) is the radial-cut Standard-sized sail for the Laser. Has nothing to do with the Laser 2, except the insignia... and even that is changing now.Is a Laser 2 the same as a MK2?
Thanks Riv. Will check it out.If you have time check for corrosion under the bolt that secures the shrouds to the mast. Ours, which had been mostly on salt water snapped at the bolt hole when the boat blew over last winter. The corrosion had caused cracks from the bolt hole and weakened it. Clean and add anti corrosion paste. I use Duralac. Other products are available!