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    Posted: 21 Feb 11 at 2:12pm
Cheers guys, i will buy a laser level.  Making sure the foils are aligned with each other and the centre line of the boat is probably the easiest thing.  Fairly sure the boat won't be symmetrical, are they ever??

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Russ, might be worth looking into hiring one? Good qlaity surveying equipment and so on isnt usually that expensive to hire, esp if its only a one off. 
 
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boat won't be symmetrical, are they ever??

If built in a CNC'd mould, they'll be a lot more symmetrical than anything built by hand. 
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I'm sure they will be more symmetrical, still not sure by how much though.
 
Thanks for the Tip Dave, interestingly Screfix sell a laser Level with tripod for £25 which although probably poor quality is almost certainly good enough for my job.  or am i wrong?

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I would have thought any laser, cheap or expensive would be fine Russ.
You're not looking to bring down any satellites are you.
A straight line of light is what you need.
It's mounting and fixing the thing that's the issue.
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