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Hmm, maybe you can find another set of spars... make a set if necessary. Don't let this setback throw ya off course... your mission...

I like Alan’s advice but I’d put in in b, c, a order. If you go with West I’d get the liquid, and the 4 oz per bottle is plenty. And...

Thanks both. LaLi, yes exactly. To get it tight enough, I assume I'd have to make one with a closed circumference that is the same...

Does your national class list it in their AGM report? In Australia, the national class receives about $7.30AUD from it's members going...

When I sailed Optis I was taught to rig my sprit pole on the starboard side because on a starting line, most of the time boats are lined...

When I sailed Optis I was taught to rig my sprit pole on the starboard side because on a starting line, most of the time boats are lined...

I sold mine two years ago but there is so much pressure on the spreaders while under sail that I didn't see it as a problem. The easiest...

I've used random pieces of line for my laser when I've left the clew strap at home or one of my teammates "borrowed" it the day I didn't...

The best repair would be to cut away the damaged wood, epoxy in a new, oversized piece of matching mahogany and then plane to shape with...

You can use any rope or strap for the clew tiedown. With a "soft shackle", do you mean a line with a spliced loop at one end and a...

Yes - like in the link in my previous post :rolleyes: It's because you want the shrouds to be as loose as possible when adjusting them...

Would you suggest the liquid or paste version of the g flex product? Wondering how much i would go through (which size i should...

My brain is wandering too much during lockdown. Is there any reason not to use a soft shackle instead of the velcro clew tie down? It...

I'm going from memory, but I think it is closer to $10. I think at one point in the past, like twenty years ago, the NA class...

You should totally make a tuning thread! That discussion would be pretty interesting. And it would not only help people new to the boat...