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    Posted: 23 Feb 11 at 4:52pm
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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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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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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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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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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Originally posted by alstorer

Originally posted by Menace

 I wouldn't guarantee that your transom  is perfectly square to your hull and that may have affected transom centre line measurements initially.

I wouldn't guarentee that your hull is actually symmetrical...
 
I think the challenge is finding a boat that is truely symmetric..... (more chance of finding the Holy Grail) 


Edited by Menace - 21 Feb 11 at 7:44am
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Originally posted by Ruscoe

Ha Alex, forgot about that one!!  That was the result of poor toestrap alignment !!


And here was me thinking that you were practising for the proposed new Synchronised  Capsizing Olympic event Smile. Your oppo in the white boat looks well out of synch Smile
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Ha Alex, forgot about that one!!  That was the result of poor toestrap alignment !!

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Russ, I thought you knew how to do foil alignment LOL
 
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Originally posted by Menace

 I wouldn't guarantee that your transom  is perfectly square to your hull and that may have affected transom centre line measurements initially.

I wouldn't guarentee that your hull is actually symmetrical...
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