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Boat Maintenance Tips

Blog articles on looking after and improving your dinghy, keelboat, or SUP, including articles showing how to repair or fix issues.

Simple Foil Repair using the WEST SYSTEM® Epoxy System

By Abi Bentley 22nd February 2022

A simple guide to fixing typical damage on leading and trailing edges on dinghy foils. - Write up by Abi BentleyHaving never fixed a chipped rudder dinghy blade tip, Roosters Mark Harper (who has built many high-performance dinghy foils in the past) showed me a very simple method of using the handy size WEST SYSTEM Six10 Epoxy to repair such damage. Below is the damage to an RS200 rudder blade causing a rather nasty chip on the rudder tip. This sort of damage is very typical of a dinghy foil. I am informed by Mark, to affect a good repair,...

SPC - Splice-able Polyester Control from Rooster

It's not often that we change rope at Rooster. We have done this to help you to avoid changing them...

By Steve Cockerill 22nd February 2022

Laser/ILCA Spars Rivets List

The ultimate riveting guide for your Laser® /ILCA spars! Upper Mast Section  Upper Mast Base Plug 2 x 4.8mm (3/16") x...

By Rooster Sailing 22nd February 2022

Simple Eye Splice in Spectwelve - VIDEO

Sometimes the simple things look the best - I hope you find this video useful. Be inspired - buy lots...

By Emma Ralph 22nd February 2022

How to Repair a Laser®/ILCA Daggerboard

We had a visit from David Summerville of Phoenix Marine at the Rooster Head Office to demonstrate how he repairs...

By Steve Cockerill 22nd February 2022