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    Where Can I Get Plans for a Homemade Laser Dolly

    These should help: Let me google that for you Charlotte Pipe 1-1/2 in. x 3/4 in. PVC Sch. 40 Reducer Bushing-PVC021081600HD - The Home Depot
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    Competitive Laser Sailing

    As mentioned above, Cedar Point in Westport, Frostbite Yacht Club in Essex and Newport Fleet 413 are good places to start asap. Cedar Point and FBYC start up again in March, Newport is sailing right now. In terms of competition, at Cedar Point you will be sailing against the 2012 Olympic US...
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    Competitive Laser Sailing

    Where are you located ? How far can you travel to attend a regatta ?
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    Mark II Standard Sail

    Sent you a PM
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    Advice on Sanding/Grinding out the Mast Step

    The old bottom section with sandpaper has worked for me - I have also used a baseball bat when working indoors with a low ceiling
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    Water Bottle Attachment

    Best Way To Carry Drinking Water | SailingForums.com There are probably more threads here, search on "water bottle"
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    dolly with bow support vs 'nose' support

    Hi Duncan The bow support (semi circular that the bow/deck edge sits on) is better IMHO as it allows locking in the bow with a short piece of line (or the tail end of your mainsheet in a pinch) . This is helpful when the surface is bumpy or when it's windy and the sail it up and attached to...
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    Class Politics Bent Top and Radial Sections - Why are they illegal?

    There can be an advantage in lighter airs. Both the standard and radial sails have a lot of their shape induced by the amount of luff curve in the sail. To have the mast bend and "fit" the luff curve properly, we have to use mainsheet and/or vang tension, both of which are also tightening the...
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    Class Legal?

    Autobailer is not a class requirement. The grab rails are (the boat has always has them)
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    Laser bunk dolly

    Given the age of the hull, and the prev owner's storage methods, it's not surprising the the hull/deck joint is failing. I doubt the storage of the hull on the dolly hangers caused it to separate, I'm guessing it was already cracked/failed and became easier to see once it was hanging. Your...
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    Repair Mast Tube Base; Invitation 3.8

    It sounds like the bottom of the mast tube has been ground away by the mast rotating. It was a common occurrence with Lasers and only fixed once the builders put a stainless plate in the bottom of the mast tube. Check this thread for how-to...
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    Mast step tube broken at the top end

    "This is why you see a lessening level of adhesive wear on the tube going downward" Can you explain that a little more. Also would be interested in your explanation of the direction(s) of the forces of the mast against the deck. I don't disagree that in any glass repair, extending beyond...
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    Repair Hull?

    It certainly would make a nice hiking bench now, and use the ends as art pieces around the house. (having a bow or transom mounted on one's wall is always a conversation starter) Before spending too much time spewing ideas to fix, give us an idea on what your friend is looking for with the...
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    Different Laser Vangs

    The original vang, with increased purchase is functional. If interested in going that direction, some examples are here: https://web.archive.org/web/20041211162106/http://www.drlaser.org/NEWRIG-sys.html . If money is tight, this is the direction I would head first. If you have the money either...
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    Laser Radial toestrap repair

    Toe strap and mainsheet block are fastened with the same screws. You can replace with larger dia screws or add an inspection port and use bolts/nuts
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    Leak

    If you are sailing in flat water, ie no water getting on deck, I'd check the bailer screw and make sure you have the rubber o-ring on the stern plug first, problems with either one of those typically show as a small amount of water in the hull
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    Gel Coat and Fiberglass repair on 1974 Laser

    Looks like the leaky spots are the rails (deck/hull joint) and possibly the spot at the corner of the daggerboard/hull (that crack looks like it might go all thru way thru and would require at least two layers of mat in that localized area). There are plenty of posts here already for the...
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    Soft bottom

    can you throw up a pic or two showing the areas - are there stress cracks in the gelcoat (hard to imagine there wouldn't be.)
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    Humm - Melges 14

    Somebody's been busy... Short clip of it sailing at 11:24 in this video
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    Tell tales question

    Hardly anyone uses telltales on the leech. They can be useful if you have trouble telling when you are sailing by the lee (when the flow reverses from luff to leech -to- leech to luff, and reaching (confirm your vang tension setting) but for upwind (the more traditional use for leech telltales)...

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