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so partly thanks to you we have been stuck with an inferior fitting. You voted for something which you knew could be better. Ok, lets move on and leave it for the next generation to fix up .

To me they looked like being made of an epoxy putty, but then I found this CENTREBOARD AND RUDDER Most centreboards and rudders are made from foam which is reinforced with steel wire. Any dents in the foam can be filled with car body filler. Chips can be repaired using epoxy or polyester...

I heard today that fibreglass centreboard and rudder will soon be available, probably a foam sandwich type construction. Will these be an advantage, will they flex more or less, and is more or less flex good or bad. Presumably they will also be less prone to chipping

. There seems to be a more than normal push to get this particular sleeve approved. And anyone who has a vested interest in getting this sleeve approved should declare their hand. Valid questions are not being answered and are simply glossed over and dismissed Answer and His question was not...

Thanks Merrily. Im sure that this sleeve will work. My point is that I believe it could work better. From this thread http://www.laserforum.org/showthread.php?t=1249&highlight=clew+sleeve of 2 years ago, it appears that any modifications have only been cosmetic at best. It also appears...

Well Mate.... You obviously have no idea if improvements were ever suggested and acted upon. Did everyone who voted, know that they were voting on this exact sleeve as it is now, or on the idea of a solid sleeve. What were the questions asked in the vote, I havent been able to find them Lets...

Exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When I sailed Moths, albeit 30 years ago so dont know what they do now, but we used a simple track and slide which worked very well. Available off the shelf from any boat chandlery. Cheap and very efficient. Many people may have tried this new sleeve out, and say it...

A very defeatist attitude. Not what I would have expected from an electronics engineer. I would prefer to spend the $100 to make a better "mousetrap".

I cant see how anyone could make a vote when they have never seen it or used it. Why wasnt this prototype put up for open suggestions before the vote, (or was it, I only got into this recently) or submissions from other designers allowed so a choice was available. Another option is fixing a thin...

Just a further note: The only purpose I can see for this change is to make it slide better. Then why stop at a half fix. Go the whole way and get rid of the fairlead and replace it with a single block with becket. Plus having the block mounted vertically is also bad design. The closer you...

I just thought that having the sail going through the middle of the fitting would have been the more logical way to go, rather than down to one side. Lock it in there with either a quick release shackle or a toggle pin. It also appears that the outhaul line could catch under the hook and end up...

So has the final design been approved, or are they still working on a design. If its this one as per your other thread, I think its poorly thought out

Maybe they can make a fair profit at their current price. If they sell more it may even lead to cheaper prices since they can buy the cloth in bulk. And there is nothing better than cheap and fair prices to get "word of mouth" marketing for zero increased costs. It is much better to sell a...

Better functioning controls are fine, we dont want to keep the boat to a construction and rigging standard that was only achievable back in the 1970s. I would like to see more changes to bring the class into the 21st century, ... like making the hull lighter. What bugs me is being forced to buy...

A speed difference is not the only consideration. Are they the same quality using same weight cloth. Sail a legal sail in 25+ knots and you risk blowing it out. This is not good enough and is an inferior product at a premium price In Australia a new legal sail costs AUS$1000. Some people buy a...