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Have i missed something?

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Topic: Have i missed something?

Posted By: Merlinboy
Subject: Have i missed something?
Date Posted: 12 Feb 10 at 2:29pm

Since when did laser allow carbon foils??

http://www.apolloduck.co.uk/display.phtml?aid=136837 - http://www.apolloduck.co.uk/display.phtml?aid=136837

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Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 12 Feb 10 at 5:13pm

Linky no worky...pagey removey....

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Paul
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D-Zero GBR 74

Posted By: Merlinboy
Date Posted: 12 Feb 10 at 8:22pm

http://sailingdinghies.apolloduck.co.uk/display.phtml?aid=136837 - http://sailingdinghies.apolloduck.co.uk/display.phtml?aid=13 6837

He has now changed the ad from Carbon fibre centre board and rudder!!!

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Posted By: ASok
Date Posted: 12 Feb 10 at 9:40pm

Ad definitely edited since the first post - carbon to glass in a matter of
hours!

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Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 12 Feb 10 at 10:30pm

I saw the carbon fibre thing this morning, shame people don't know what their boats are made of.

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Posted By: maxibuddah
Date Posted: 12 Feb 10 at 11:02pm

Mines made of papier mache, cheese and bits of mashed up chicken feed....or maybe not, I'm not sure

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Everything I say is my opinion, honest

Posted By: mongrel
Date Posted: 13 Feb 10 at 7:05am

Originally posted by Merlinboy

http://sailingdinghies.apolloduck.co.uk/display.phtml?aid=136837 - http://sailingdinghies.apolloduck.co.uk/display.phtml?aid=13 6837

He has now changed the ad from Carbon fibre centre board and rudder!!!

& he wants £420 for 'em, you can find them from online shops for about £40 less!

Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 15 Feb 10 at 6:11pm

I am not convinced that they are the new glass boards. The 'Crompton' boards are white, the glass ones, as far as I recall, are natural resin coloured (probably so measurers can tell the difference at a glance).

I could be wrong though. Might post this on TLF and see what the resident measurer says.....

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Paul
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D-Zero GBR 74

Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 16 Feb 10 at 8:05am

Update from a learned person (a measurer who resides down under).

These are more than likely the real deal. Apparently when they first started making the glass foils they were white. Then there were issues with the resin so they changed o the 'clear'. Then people (vain bunch) complained about the colour so a solution has been found to make them shiny and white again.

Also a bit of gossip.... Laser Performance are currently setting up production to produce the glass boards for the UK and North American market so no more expensive Oz imports required.

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Paul
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D-Zero GBR 74

Posted By: Laser 173312
Date Posted: 16 Feb 10 at 1:07pm

I wasn't aware you could have glass foils. When did that come in?

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