Slot Gasket Replacement

Originally posted by sailfree Not many people like the look of you, but we still try and help you understand the truth.

Originally posted by Pierre GRF isn't arguing. He gave full instructions how to replace the slot gasket on the RS500 and, gracious me, he's actually owned one and done it himself. He's just expressing an opinion. Right or wrong I don't see the problem really. It's the ones that take the bait that have a bit of a problem methinks.

Amen, brother!
This is an internet forum. A bit like 'Nam - there are no rules! Well, not many.

Why do we even argue with GRF. This is a man whose solution to helping an RS500 owner to replace their slot gasket, a simple task really, suggested they have to buy a whole new boat. A man who mocks boats without kites despite owning several assy boats, not being able to sail them, designing one with a platform wide enough to land light aircraft on, still not being able to sail with a kite, who now sails a Laser EPS. Would you really take advice from such a character!? Can we have a GRF filter put on the website so that when we want to be amused we can leave it off, but when we actually want to learn something, or just read some interesting, WELL INFORMED discussions we can filter his rubbish off the forum? I think that could catch on!

Originally posted by boatbasher The best solution is to buy a boat with a daggerboard. A far superior solution to the main foil for performance and far easier to maintain. Some cretins find them difficult when launching off beaches but many of their fellow club mates with Lasers seem to manage with no problem.

Hi Peter

Don't be too hard on 'young' GRF ... he is as a young teenager when it comes to the dinghy thing despite outward appearence.  Full of opinions on everything, expert in every field from 'marketing' to CFD, materials technology and corporate strategy ...  as well as a helm skilled to the level the rest of us poor fools would do very well to follow.... well in his 'yoof' mind anyway. 

Occasionally we see some 'learning' coming through but  .. don't hold your breath.  The 'Also' is a fine boat, I've seen it on the sea over a weeks racing myself so I know it for 'sure' ?.  Do I ?   Well it is probably true but it is still an qualified  opinion 'cos I have not sailed one myself.  GRF, like many teenagers, engages 'opinion drive', takes to keyboard (or bar-stool) and mistakes / presents his views as 'fact' frequently without even seeing the subject matter.

A reasonable test of GRF's judgements on any subject is to look at the 'GRF statement' and see if it makes as much or even more sense to 'read' when giving exactly the opposite position.  For 'Icon is not a sea boat'  translate it as 'Icon is a great sea boat' ....  For 'My V2 is going to show the world where they are all so wrong'  translate the saying of Chariman GRF as ''My V2 is going to show the world why they were so RIGHT'     See .. its fun !  (and all too frequently more accurate !)

It could be a new thread in its own right.

Mike L.

PS - Yes let's try and keep to the right subject matter now .... I'm off this particular thread !