Not buying into any discussion just providing some information from Sail World.com. An interesting article:
http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/The-Kirby-Torch---Latest-news-after-Laser-lawsuit/108308
I would go with the Rooster product as it is designed for marine use. The other one looks car oriented.
A buffing tool is the ideal, however a pad on a drill still works OK.
Here is a link to a post I did a while back: http://sailingforums.com/threads/my-beautiful-bottom.19827/
You basically stopped a bit early. You need to work your way through a few more grades of paper yet: 800, 1200 and 2000. Sand diagonally on both sides of the centreline, alternating diagonals with each grade of paper. Dishwashing liquid in the water will help the paper to slip more easily. After...
There is another player in the market in Australia - Redback Sails. From Brookvale in Sydney Australia. $220 for a sail with battens. Also comes with a nice big redback spider logo that can easily be seen. http://www.redbacksails.com/
An interesting development...
Read all about it here:
http://www.sail-world.com/CruisingAus/index.cfm?SEID=0&Nid=104312&SRCID=0&ntid=39&tickeruid=0&tickerCID=0
Certainly saves a few kilos up where it counts.
Interesting idea. Got me thinking... How about two on the sail sleve, either side of the mast, maybe 0.5m up from boom? I'm thinking that when by-the-lee flow is achieved they shoul flow in parrallel out in front of the mast.
will try all three next weekend. Should be interesting.
I posted a while ago on how I got my 1985 laser hull nice and shiny. It still gets lots of comments about how good it looks from other Laser sailors.
Here is the link (hope it works)
http://sailingforums.com/threads/my-beautiful-bottom.19827/
The final stage I used 3m Finesse it polish with...
The Olympics are over and an Aussie won the Gold (Oi, Oi, Oi, Sorry had to get that one in).
Is now the time to release the new Radial Cut standard sail?
Has anyone heard any rumours or fact as to what the timeframe is?
Will it's release go hand in hand with the Carbon fibre top sections...
I finally decided to fit a bike drink bottle holder. Found a good one that holds the bottle in place quite firmly. Also bought a squeese type bottle with a valve. Put it on the Port side of the read toe strap fitting. I feel this is better than a shock cord arrangement as you don't have to...
Hmm....
Wonder how long a hull would last....
Also didn't see him raise the spinnaker.
Still...Would scream along in a blow. Probably plane to windward easily.
All,
I'll preface this question with a warning story of what can happen if you don't do the right thing by your body!
I recently ended up in Emergency with disorientation and memory loss. I had done a lot that day, a bike ride plus 5 short couse races. I did not have much to eat and very...
I take mine off I don't see anything!
BTW am trying a snow skiing product for ski goggles called Fog Off! Seems to be OK so far.
http://fogoff.com/About.htm
Has anyone found any products that repel water from Sunnies/glasses. I have to wear corrective sunnies when I sail but after a short time on the water they get wet with spray and become next to useless for seeing with.
I am very happy with mine. I find it stable and very good in light air. I like to stand up in very light condition (below 1knt) so that I get a better view of puffs and feel the wind on my face and noticed that the C vane picked up the wind accurately.
I set the black plastic seperator about 1cm...
Haven't read all the posts but another effect of more boom bend is that it makes the foot of the sail shorter, i.e. the clew and bottom of the luff get closer. This then causes the distance between
the foot and the boom to get bigger which causes a fuller sail, which is what you don't want when...
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