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damp_freddie 
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 Topic: How much Lard will a Laser 4000 take?Posted: 05 Apr 06 at 4:42pm |
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What's the optimum weight and sizes for the laserer 4000?
I have heard 1) equalisation works in a farily narrow range of wieghts and heights for best performance 2) it has a fairly obvious upper weight limit to remain competitive heard 28 stone for the latter Guy round here has one, so apart from saving my řres up it's this or .....snipes...yawn |
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Isis
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Posted: 05 Apr 06 at 4:47pm |
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No Stu! back! leave the 4 tonners alone!
Theres a whole thread for that kind of behavour over there ----> |
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damp_freddie
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Posted: 05 Apr 06 at 4:51pm |
You know, a lot of very high end sailors go and sail the snipe in their 'time off' presumably they are 'up-toxing' at the time How much lard on the 4000 though? |
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Strawberry
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Posted: 05 Apr 06 at 4:55pm |
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too many jokes.... must resist...... joke overload
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Dan_K
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Posted: 05 Apr 06 at 5:21pm |
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the 4000 can take shed loads of weight, the european champions won with a crew off the end of the scale and it wasnt a windy week! it also goes really well with a big helm too (like doug baker, multiple national and european champ) the weight equalisation really does work well |
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damp_freddie
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Posted: 05 Apr 06 at 5:32pm |
Pray tell what " one person at a time please" top of the scale is this? 30 stone? |
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Pondling
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Posted: 05 Apr 06 at 6:12pm |
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we are talking about just one person yeah? u have to be FAT! no not really im just jokin
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Sailors don't get old!!! They get a little dinghy (or skiff, or yacht...)
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kasey3000
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Posted: 05 Apr 06 at 6:27pm |
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Right.... On the 4000 weight chart the weight's range from 59kg to 94kg... so you can have a 94kg helm and a 94kg crew and sail on no racks and have no weights in the boat.... you can of course still sail the boat if both helm and crew are over 94kg but you just have to use the setting on the chart that you are closest to.... i.e at the 94crew and 94helm setting hope that all makes sense....I've been studying algebra most of the day and its scrambled my head up!
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BBSCFaithfull
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It does take quite a lot weight yes. And still remains competitive with the others. Generally it's not the weight in the boat which is the problem it's the number of ex champions that sail the boats
 . But its still fun enough.
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les5269
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We sailed one for 4 years with an all up weight of 26 stone (I'll let you work out the foreign weights
 )Tho we weren't up the front (we aren't that good!)we were always far enough up the fleet to show the equilisation was very good.As a weight equilised boat I don't think you can get better(except the 5000)
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