thistle2311 said:I just bought a laser and will be towing it to the race site in all kinds of wind and waves behind a bowrider power boat. This would be on a moderate lake. Chop can get to 1 foot, wind up to 20 kts plus.
What is the recommended way to set a laser up for towing and for rigging once at the site? I would rather not have to go ashore to get set up after towing to the race location.
thistle2311 said:If the wind is reasonable, sailing is the way to go and that's what I would do. Dometimes the wind is light and on the nose so sailing can mean missing the race. It's a Tuesday nite series so just one race and if the wind dies for the day it is a long paddle.
I would have to have the sail on the mast when towing and don't want to flog it. Pretty tough when you can't raise sail on the water.
Rob B said:Just to be clear you can NOT tow the boat with the rig up without a person in the boat too.
OH YES! Even without the rig, it often falls over if some funny wave gets a hold of it.Merrily said:Does it fall over?
vtgent49 said:Hi,
Foam centerboards sink!
Mine don't. You sure yours do??
Ok back to the topic.
I would figure out a way to pull the laser on top of the powerboat. All you need is a couple hunks of carpet.
You could get really fancy with a special rack.
Certainly in one afternoon and with a couple trips to the hardware store, you could create a durable rack that fits on the powerboat and carrys the Laser.
You could easily carry the Laser to the race course.
In fact, you could probably make up a system where you could rig the Laser while it sits on a rack on top of the powerboat, then slide the rigged Laser off and go race.
Neither you nor the Laser would arrive at the race in an abused condition.
thistle2311 said:I just bought a laser and will be towing it to the race site in all kinds of wind and waves behind a bowrider power boat. This would be on a moderate lake. Chop can get to 1 foot, wind up to 20 kts plus.
What is the recommended way to set a laser up for towing and for rigging once at the site? I would rather not have to go ashore to get set up after towing to the race location.