Hey yall.
Has anyone figured a way to reef the sail?
I'm older than I was, not as flexible as I once was and not as slender either.
Raising the boom about 6 to 8 inches would make sailing my Laser much easier.
Not racing, just sailing in the warm Caribean.
Any thoughts?
D
Reducing amount of sail is not the goal, raising the boom so I can get under it easier is the goal.
So back to reality-- I've been thinking about making a new attachment point, on the mast, for the boom--up 6-8 inches. Then modifying the sail.
Thanks, D
Hello Richard,
This is all bull**** what was written. I think you want to laser easier because the bones hurt sometimes. What I suggest is not to reef or using a radial with the same hight of the boom No!. Get a short alloy tube that fits on the Mast top and attach your boom fitting some inches higher. Than the boom is higher and you can sail until you need total parental nutrition. I myself did changes to the rig and I **** on class rules as I want to have the fastest laser on the lake and I sail for fun. Let the guys follow their rules and overtake them
Hello Richard,
I myself did changes to the rig and I **** on class rules as I want to have the fastest laser on the lake and I sail for fun. Let the guys follow their rules and overtake them
Hey yall.
Has anyone figured a way to reef the sail?
I'm older than I was, not as flexible as I once was and not as slender either.
Raising the boom about 6 to 8 inches would make sailing my Laser much easier.
Not racing, just sailing in the warm Caribean.
Any thoughts?
D
I find not only your ideas funny, but also your "English is not my first language" prose.
"This would be great fun!" Lol.
2. Add a second clew patch and grommet above the existing one (a reef patch)
I'm guessing you want the 6-8" additional clearance where you cross under it. I think the most cost effective would be to just raise the clew up on the sail. You'll need to go 12-14" at the clew to get the 6-8" mid boom.
Hello Richard,
This is all bull**** what was written. I think you want to laser easier because the bones hurt sometimes. What I suggest is not to reef or using a radial with the same hight of the boom No!. Get a short alloy tube that fits on the Mast top and attach your boom fitting some inches higher. Than the boom is higher and you can sail until you need total parental nutrition. I myself did changes to the rig and I **** on class rules as I want to have the fastest laser on the lake and I sail for fun. Let the guys follow their rules and overtake them
I agree. I'm gonna add wings to my Laser, and I'll sail it with a digital compass and the cheapest knock-off sail I can find. Just my way of sticking it to the man!
Power to the people!
P.S: My first language is German and I learned English at school, so no problem if someone finds a funny expression or mistake it's a present, keep it
Hello Merrily,
I dont know what's the problem of this forum but I often saw in the different postings that if a non standard question was raised most follow ups are more about laughing and evaluating the question than giving some valuable answers or just helpful thoughts.
And the greatest delict seems to be to raise a question that was similar to an already existing. In this case you can be sure about ten follow-ups of our Messieurs "guards of correctness".
Maybe we should suggest more acceptance and focus on the original subject....
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P.S: My first language is German and I learned English at school, so no problem if someone finds a funny expression or mistake it's a present, keep it
Merrily just likes to keep quoting my posts and saying "that's provoking" for some reason. I don't believe I ever said your English was poor.
Saying that someone's English is funny seems to me that you are saying that their English is poor. Alright, so maybe I should have more clear and said: "Metsche, being someone who also speaks a second language, I can relate to the way you speak it in a very proper manner, as it is taught in educational institutions." Metsche is being good-natured about it, but other more sensitive souls It was pretty clear from his other post that he did not fall into this category. may never post here if they believe they will be mocked for their language skills.
I don't like to keep quoting your posts and saying "that's provoking." So don't, because they're not. It's a real pain to have to keep warning you. So don't because there's no reason to. Food for thought--it's not necessary to constantly quip. You may have a point here, but sometimes, when the forum goes two days without a post, I get a little antsy. Please only post if you have an idea or information relevant to the thread topic.
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Why do so many threads here degenerate into personal attacks. Unnecessary and does not encourage wide participation. There are other fora where people can squabble and be critical or each other (and maybe do little else) but do we have to do it here as well ?
This sort of thing seems t be happening a lot at the moment - and no prizes for guessing ....
I suppose I would post more except I cannot be bothered to as my spelling is not always 100% and I never was much good at English at school and I might just sometimes make a typo and the associated grief ...
This is a fairly quiet forum and maybe this sort of behaviour does not encourage people.
Ian
1. I made no personal attacks. People seem to make a big deal out of every little thing that is said and draw things from them that were never there to begin with.
2. No you wouldn't post more, so don't make things up.
3. You're right. No prizes for guessing because I guess it's pretty obvious. See point number one, though.
2. No you wouldn't post more, so don't make things up.
A very practical solution to the situation.
I agree. I'm gonna add wings to my Laser, and I'll sail it with a digital compass and the cheapest knock-off sail I can find. Just my way of sticking it to the man!
Power to the people!