Boat Maintenance Tips
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Simple Foil Repair using the WEST SYSTEM® Epoxy System
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...
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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...
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Simple Eye Splice in Spectwelve - VIDEO
Sometimes the simple things look the best - I hope you find this video useful. Be inspired - buy lots...
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...