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Moppo ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 11 Nov 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 30 |
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Borrrowed a Laser 2000 yesterday, and I managed to snap the main halyard. Does anyone know how long it is supposed to be? The class association page rather helpfully suggests that I join the class association before they'll tell me.
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Ads ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 02 Feb 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15 |
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I would expect it to be 13m. I would recommend 4.5mm Kevlar, as it can't be beaten on stretch for the price.
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Neptune ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 08 Jun 09 Location: Berkshire United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1314 |
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14m then and keep moving the bobble so it doesn't break again!
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furtive ![]() Posting king ![]() Joined: 30 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 188 |
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Better to use Spectra than Kevlar if you using a bobble at the top. Then you can see the outer wearing through and cut the end off, rather than waiting for the core to snap and having to re-thread the halyard again.
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bferry ![]() Posting king ![]() ![]() Joined: 01 Jun 09 Location: Malta Online Status: Offline Posts: 190 |
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+1 Replaced my Kevlar with Spectra, just as strong, cheaper and less likely to surprise snap.
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alstorer ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 02 Aug 07 Location: Cambridge Online Status: Offline Posts: 2899 |
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On a tangent, any class that feels that "rope lengths" are a value-added thing to offer only to paid up class association members perhaps needs to take a bit of a look at what they actually offer for the money...
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laser193713 ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 13 May 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 889 |
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Its a laser 2000, replace it with whatever it had before. On a 2000 polyester would probably be enough! Why spend over the odds on the halyard for a family dinghy!?
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Hughph ![]() Far too distracted from work ![]() ![]() Joined: 13 Oct 10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 324 |
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Don't get Kevlar as it will decay in the sun, and then snap again, better to get a much more UV stable rope for the main halyard, as most of it's life will be spent in the sun when the boat is in the dinghy park.
Get in touch with this guy- great priced stuff and will last and last- http://www.thenottinghillriggingco.com/
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Moppo ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 11 Nov 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 30 |
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I take your point on it not necessarily demanding £4 a metre 0% stretch halyard, and it's not getting what I'd put on my B14, but:
Seriously, I just want to know how long it is. The L2k class are, from what I remember from my early days in the class, one of the friendliest and most helpful fleets around. I can understand (sort of) holding back a hardcore tuning guide for non-class members, but rope lengths on a popular cruiser/racer? Baffling. |
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AlexM ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 10 Jan 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 857 |
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A quick google says an Laser 2000 mast length is 6.27m. I'm sure you can work out the rest!
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