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Laser® Bailer Spring - and it will work for ever!
Sometimes we develop good ideas ourselves; sometimes they fall in our lap. I am not taking any credit for this invention, but it is sheer brilliance on the part of a fellow Masters Laser sailor!Perhaps its because I have to spend half an hour every 6 months changing my self bailer bands, or maybe its the worry that the bailer might leak for the next sail after changing them. This is a once only solution. However, they only work on the current official (old replica) nautos® self bailers for the Laser® or ILCA...So when you open yours up for the...
Riveting Video on Riveting :)
The video tells it all - except where to buy the rivets... Rooster hold many styles of rivets. Rivets are...
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The Laser Boom - Bolt it up! (From the Rooster Archives)
If you have just acquired an old Laser/ILCA dinghy, this was the method of attaching the aft mainsheet block to...
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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...
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...