whos the guy with cheep carbon?

   i know this sounds weird but how much would a carbon fibre mast for a laser 2 be, im sailing it more now that i got rid of the 29er and want to get it kitted out. the club i sail at lets you get away woth anything as long as the sails are the right size!

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pro wannabe Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 18 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 84	Post Options Post Reply Quote pro wannabe Report Post Quote Reply Topic: whos the guy with cheep carbon? Posted: 26 Jul 05 at 7:15pm
	i know this sounds weird but how much would a carbon fibre mast for a laser 2 be, im sailing it more now that i got rid of the 29er and want to get it kitted out. the club i sail at lets you get away woth anything as long as the sails are the right size!
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Strawberry Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 21 Jun 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1337	Post Options Post Reply Quote Strawberry Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jul 05 at 7:21pm
	Make one, would only cost a couple of hundred! If that! Edited by Strawberry
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	What is it you are trying to gain with the carbon mast? is is weight or bend charicteristics? The eisiest option might be to get a broken RS 600 or 800 mast cut it down and re rig it but both would be much stiffer than the current LII one so the mainsial would not fit too well. Building one from scratch is a bit high risk if you have not done much laminating before and could be quite a pricy mistake if it gets stuck on the mandrel.
	If it doesn't break it's too heavy; if it does it wasn't built right

pro wannabe Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 18 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 84	Post Options Post Reply Quote pro wannabe Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Jul 05 at 6:41pm
	it was the weight. you may not know but laser 2 alloy masts are heavy as hell! my mate i match race with sometimes has a fender on top of his just to delay it turning turtle when he capsizes. not stop just delay! there that heavy!
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timnoyce Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 05 Aug 04 Location: Hampshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 1991	Post Options Post Reply Quote timnoyce Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Jul 05 at 9:14pm
	laser 2's aren't THAT top heavy. As long as you hop on the daggerboard sharpish then they don't go under. I agree that the mast is a bit of a tank though! needs 2 people to get that up whereas my cherub mast only needs one.
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pro wannabe Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 18 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 84	Post Options Post Reply Quote pro wannabe Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jul 05 at 7:52pm
	two people? i was away when it got delivered and my dad had to ask two of his mates round to sort it. but then hes thick
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