Top Laser Sailboat/ILCA Dinghy Race Upgrade-uri

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1. Nice work on this video. Hits all the important points.  The presenter is excellent; Speaks well without the excessive "ums" and "uhs" so common in poor speakers.

2. Will have to blow some money now hahaha

3. Great video, guys, thanks!

4. you only need the rubber bung on the bail wen it is really light wind. most of thee time I will take the rubber bung off so the water can drain out of the cot pit  faster.

5. the bailer springs are great!

   i have to say though we still tie down the sail to the boom with rope, it's much better than the velcro strap. the velcro strap is not secure enough, it's bulky and doesn't travel well along the boom. the strap lasts for about 2 months, after that if you tie it it will loosen up after sailing for a while. if you use a rope and wrap it around the boom at least 3 times you get a much more precise and secure setting.

   i know some top class sailors that use the original traveller block because it's shorter than the harken one, it allows you to sheet in just a little bit more

6. Personally, i prefer the Harken clew sleeve for the clew. It makes rigging really easy.

7. Excellent video! Honestly I can't remember how I researched new subject matter before the internet. I scored a old laser at a yard sale last summer for $200. I could see right away that it was missing the vang, outhaul, smart pig and upper traveler block.

   I rigged the outhaul and crafty swine easily enough with some spectra line and a clew strap tie down from my local chandlery. I also raided my bucket of salvaged/saved gear and managed to cobble together a vang using a old fiddle block and a standard turning block. Both have beckets but Only sheave each so there's very little purchase. Feeling proud of myself, I took to the water and learned very quickly that a kicker with very little purchase is really only good for keeping the boom secured to the mast.

   I called y'all today and Katie managed to round up a used holt laser vang for me. I can't wait to try it out! I live in New England so, I'll probably be wearing a wetsuit by the time it arrives. Either way, thank you!

8. Excellent video!
   I'm a noobie in the sailing world, just bought a boat, and you don't have a clue how immensely useful this video is for me!!
   Please keep them coming! Not only newbies would find these kind of videos useful, also veteran sailors who need to update…

   Thanks a lot! Liked and subscribed!

9. Great video, excellent speaker

10. Are all of these class legal?

11. i have the exact same tiller-extension combination but 1250 cm and the thinnest diametere but the titanium thing thats on the tiller fell in the water,is it a problem

12. Flawless presentation, could I assume the velcro clew strap would work on a zuma?…..the "sport sedan" version of a laser.
    I like the idea of one less knot to tie when rigging up on the beach.

13. Where can I buy the bailer springs?

14. You don't know if spirit levels are class legal do you?

    Thanks! 😁

15. my boat is better lol

16. what was the mainsheet block (im not talking about the ronstan RF6210) im talking about the boom blocks there was no link in the description?

17. Hi, I’m setting up an old yellow laser, some places are out of gelcoat like at the back of the boat some places or at the front of where you put the foil in and also by the mast step… So i was thinking about the teflon upgrade strips but the lower one how exactly would you install it?
    Regards from Belgium!

18. the link to the spliced traveler goes to the wind indicator

19. The best and simplest fixing of the clew to the boom is just a line with a square knot. Will never fail, and slides just fine. The velcro straps wear out way too fast and they are not at all bombproof.

20. Veteran : no stretch
    Rooster : hold my laser

21. I had one of the first lasers back in the 70's – great boats. Mine – and most others – had a leak problem from the centerboard box. Has that been fixed at the manufacturing level?

22. I have looked on you website for the upgrade kit for the boom and traveller blocks as shown in the video, couldn't find. Can pls attach a link?

23. An excellent video, so well explained too..

24. Does anyone know what that mainsheet is or where I can find one in that kind of blue? Looks great and would love to have one myself. Thanks!

25. I use a Clew sleeve over the boom. It is a stainless steel unit fitted with clew hook and ball bearing outhaul block. No only does it hold the clew close to the boom, it's very easy to unhook the main. Much easier and safer to manoevre and launch, sometimes I only attach the sail once on the water.

26. Good one. Helps me assess used boats as I look around, how much upgrading is needed.

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