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Gotta rig an asym spinnaker next.

I’m not racing the boat. I wound up not doing the tapered mainsheet due to costs. I’m just sailing it for fun!

The OP should just use some Raid and call it good. Or not worry about it at all. The spiders will die.

I ordered 7mm Rooster Polilite from West Coast Sailing. It is not taperable, but as someone mentioned those lines are twice the price so I scrapped that idea. I ordered 43’ of 7mm, and the 22mm Harken traveler block (two blocks at right angle to each other). I will attach the dead end to the...

Why not just give it away?

I’m in agreement with Alan and Beldar. Removing the deck seems like total overkill.

I am going to swing by West Coast Sailing and see what they have. I happen to be in Hood River, OR this weekend and will be driving through Portland on my way home. I am open to suggestions. I don’t want to spend a ton of money.

I’m not sure. I have broken a Laser mast step before. I’d love to know that it doesn’t happen.

I’m not sailing it in class regattas. Just for cruising around and camping adventures.

Thanks all. I think I’ll go with 7mm. I’m going to do a tapered mainsheet so I need to find the kind I can cut the sheath off of for the portion not being handled.

What I’m saying is I don’t sail the boat in anything over 20 because it’s an old boat. That being said I can use a smaller diameter mainsheet. And the 2:1reduces the load on the mainsheet. So I might go with a skinny mainsheet. Is 6 or 7 mm reasonable or too skinny?

I think Lee Montes says 42’. Is that working for people? What diameter are people going with? 5mm? I don’t sail in over 20 because I have an old boat and don’t want to break the mast step. Thanks!!

I would love to find a copy of it!

Nice!!! Thanks!!!

I’m hoping to put a bunch of Sunfish in different colors on my sail. Thanks!!

Drop nose pin might work. I’m not super crazy about how secure they are and you do need to make sure it is somehow fastened to the rigging or it can go swimming like a split ring. Probably wrong application for a soft shackle so you can ignore that suggestion. A snap shackle is like this...

Very sweet!

I have raced 505s for a long time and the class occasionally has had a sort of exhibition “classics” side regatta at big events if memory serves.

If you are not sailing class events what about a snap shackle or soft shackle?

Thanks. LP seems to be terrible.