does the laser 3000 have a 2 piece mast
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Topic: does the laser 3000 have a 2 piece mast
Posted By: GarethT
Subject: does the laser 3000 have a 2 piece mast
Date Posted: 20 Sep 14 at 6:24pm
In the same way the laser 2 does?
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Posted By: Medway Maniac
Date Posted: 20 Sep 14 at 11:01pm
No, 3k's have a normal one-piece Selden mast (Cumulus section with spreaders). Actually, I think the latest L2's have something similar in one piece:
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which is similar to the prototype Frank Bethwaite handed to Laser way back when. Frank said he was aghast when he first saw the production L2 with its two-piece mast, diamonds and full-cut sails - the prototype had been quicker than a Tasar round the course, according to him.
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Posted By: GarethT
Date Posted: 20 Sep 14 at 11:25pm
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Great for towing behind a big van though :-)
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Posted By: Medway Maniac
Date Posted: 20 Sep 14 at 11:36pm
... and, indeed as I found, for roof-racking.
As a Laser Regatta sailor, I was actually envious of people with the Laser Fun which had spreaders (and a two-piece mast, I believe), meaning that, in theory at least, you could get some pre-bend in light airs.
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Posted By: Punky
Date Posted: 21 Sep 14 at 7:16am
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You can with diamonds too, if they're adjustable. I always assy the L2 diamonds were a Bethwaite thing carried over from the Tasar even though the Laser mast doesn't rotate.
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Posted By: Medway Maniac
Date Posted: 21 Sep 14 at 3:24pm
Originally posted by Punky
You can with diamonds too, if they're adjustable |
Only if they were swept aft, surely, else how? I spent ages during the 90's trying to work out how to flatten the baggy L2 main in light airs.
As you imply, diamonds make little sense on a dinghy unless the mast rotates.
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