Inches can make a big difference depending on the condition. The laser is designed to be sailed single handed although class rules permit two sailors. America and will only get bigger and faster with its inclusion for the 2008 games. Laser xd outhaul and cunningham upgrade system xd power pack. Pay attention to prevent outhaul failures sailzing. Laser performance laser harken outhaul cunningham xd. Unfortunately the mojo rig boomvag, outhaul, and cuningham and the back traveler are mia. The following is designed to help you choose the optimum outhaul system by looking at what is important, the types of system available, and then the blocks, rope, inhaul bungee and clew strap. Here is a list of quick settings that are essential to sailing fast in light, medium and heavy winds.
Slide the loop down the mast to the gooseneck before you put your sail on. Subscribe to be kept up to date with our latest products, class upgrades and the location of our onsite popup. New cunningham and outhaul kit for laser sailboats from harken. Buy laser performance laser harken outhaul cunningham xd power pack kit, sailing gear, sailboat parts, sails and running rigging at vela sailing supply. Save yourself a lot of work by setting up your outhaul properly. Thanks to your guyss help i have ordered a laser radial rig, but im going to need new control lines for it. Comming from the keelboat world i am amazed that i will have to tie that slippery little rope to the outhaul. You should have the boat itself the hull, the dagger board, the rudder and tiller, your mainsheet, both mast.
Laser performance laser cunningham base kit west marine. Laser xd performance outhaul cunningham upgrade kit. Shoreline sailboats is proud to be an authorized dealer for the sunfish from laser performance. Laser dinghy replica hd kickervangcunninghamouthaul. Caution water sailing laser standard rigging guide. Our race kit is designed for laser sailboats equipped with upgraded 16. Complete double padeye for laser including allen ball bearing blocks regular price. Laser performance laser harken outhaulcunningham xd.
Technical support, customer service and product information. You can change the shape, and therefore the power, in your sail with the sheet, vang, outhaul, and cunningham each option will change the draft shape depth of your sail, and therefore the power your sail will generate. All lines are cut to an ideal length for top performance and ease of use on the water. Find out how to rig the standard laser rig in our handy guide. Outhaul systems ordering guide southeast sailboats. Laser performance laser harken cunninghamouthaul cam cleat. You should only move the boat onto the dock and into the water when you are ready to sail. When rigging, thoroughly inspect your equipment to make.
Quick guide laser full rig settings laser xd sailing. Cunningham controls lead to the crew to encourage adjustment as wind speed changes. Also if i have a laser with old rigging can i upgrade it to the new rigging. Additional purchase creates a mechanical advantage for much smoother operation with less effort. Outhaul cunningham all white class legal racesail with window quick release gooseneck upgrades. The laser is an onedesign sailboat, each laser in the world is identical so the. Ex2178 block plate with 20mm ball bearing blocks for laser. Outhaul cunningham all white class legal racesail with window quickrelease gooseneck upgrades. The boat i have belongs to a friend who sail i could use it if i keep it in my driveway. But the picture on the 2nd instruction sheet is fuzzy.
When installed, this kit leads the outhaul and cunningham back to the cockpit, for easier handling this allows you to make adjustments faster to maximize your boatspeed. The sunfish race version includes component upgrades such as an outhaul, cunningham, racesail with window, and quick release gooseneck. The clayallen laser cunningham is rigged exactly how clay sails. This is a step by step instruction on how to rig the original laser. Upgrade your laser cunningham and outhaul to the 21st century. Laser logo sticker, just like the one applied to everyone new boat. In this short rigging guide, we will show you how to set up the cunningham in your new allen power pack a8332 if you also need to learn how to rig the allen outhaul or kicker pack go to the. So youve got that shiny new or more likely not so shiny second hand standard laser, waiting to be sailed, but you dont have a clue how to rig it. Xd accessories for your laser outhaul, downhaul and vang. Our recreational kit includes every precut line needed for the laser. I have a total of 7 used laser full rig sails available for sale.
Two single sheaved blocks tied tight under the boom by a piece of thin spectra. What lines are best for laser outhaul, vang, and cunningham. When installed, this kit will lead the outhaul and cunningham control lines back to the cockpit for easier handling. Sailing rigging guides posted on sunday, november 18, 2007 12. Laser xd outhaul rigging guide 0 replies, 1 voice last updated by anonymous 9 months, 3 weeks ago viewing 1 post of 1 total author posts december 29, 2018 at 7.
A great value and super easy, and now includes a velcro clew strap in place of clew tie line. Setting up the rad rig by ryan eric minth aka mr cvane ryan minth i still get asked quite a bit about setting up the radial rig and requests for this article originally written for the fall 2001 edition of the laser sailor. Holt laser vang cunningham and outhaul upgrade kit including all the blocks and ropes needed to upgrade your boat. But in 2001 the class approved a number of sweeping rigging upgrades aimed at improving the boats accessibility. A very popular boat for racing, lasers are even sailed in the olympics and have a range of different rigs for different capabilities. The sunfish has two easy to rig lines and easysnap sail rings. Upgrade your laser from classic to xd with our range of laser xd upgrades. At some point as the breeze builds, any laser rig will. The laser, is a highly popular family of small onedesign sailing dinghies using the same common hull and interchangeable rigs with different sail areas. Sep 25, 2006 if you have the older style rigging and vang, and you want to upgrade, i suggest that you get the new style vang kit v20015 and the cunningham outhaul upgrade kit v20014.
Performance package include one laser class approved cleat base two micro cam cleats two double blocks with becket one 3. How to rig a laser cascade cunningham west coast sailing. You can change the shape, and therefore the power, in your sail with the sheet, vang, outhaul, and cunningham. Here we are offering you the replacement ropes as supplied by harken in the original laser xd kits. Xd accessories make trimming your outhaul, downhaul and vang realy. Laser outhaul rigging guide captive block version step 1 fit the blocks at the gooseneck. If you have current class legal rigging for the cunningham and outhaul, ill take that too. Laser outhaul rigging guide captive block version step 3 pass the primary line loop through the small block attached to the shackle or hook step 4 take the end of the secondary line and thread it through the primary line loop step 5 pull the secondary line and the floating block all the way through the primary line loop until it looks like the.
Do you guys have any specific brand recommendations. These are the optimum settings, for an explanation of these settings in different wind ranges be sure to read the tips section. Will the cunningham and outhaul upgrade allow for easy rigging still can most be left on the boom. Standard and race outhaul cunningham single line reefing single line reefing instructions. Sunfish race the race version includes an outhaul, cunningham, racesail with window and quickrelease gooseneck upgrades.
I came across the clip above on youtube which shows a way of rigging the outhaul and cunningham that ive not seen before. With a little practice you should be able to rig and be off sailing in under 15 minutes. Ok, im racing tonight, and yesterday evening i installed the upgrade kit for the cunningham and outhaul. Laser performance laser harken outhaul cunningham xd power. How to rig a laser sailboat in 5 easy steps step 1 sail and. For nearly 30 years the laser s simplistic sail controls had seen minimal changes. Since 1968, west marine has grown to over 250 local stores, with knowledgeable associates happy to assist. Harken laser outhaul and cunningham rig kit boathouse. Contact our one design sailing experts today for all of your internatonal laser class dinghy sailing needs. Booster harken outhaul for a laser laser 1 control lines. Use for the outhaul not essential at the beginning. Trapeze kit is an optional upgrade for the vago, but included with the vago race.
The bowline should be as close to the fairlead on the end of the boom to provide maximum adjustability. Laser equipment walkthrough with robert scheidt, olympic. The laser radial race features the harken cunningham outhaul kit, harken vang, gorilla. Upgrade or replacing rigging for your laser outhaul or cunningham system with the experts at west coast sailing. Heres some photos of how i rigged my boat for the masters worlds in brazil in 2006. Nautos double cam cleat wbase for laser regular price. I just bought the manufacturers cunningham vang upgrade kit. Everything worked perfectly except for the guy holding the tiller extension. Bruce kirby designed the laser in 1970 with an emphasis on simplicity and performance. Prorig vang, cunningham and outhaul are all present your choice of. Lansing sailing club owned lasers do not have the new performance upgrades and persons racing club lasers will want to take. Laser xd outhaul and cunningham upgrade system xd power. Pay attention to prevent outhaul failures written by allan haeger the outhaul on my mcscow gets a lot of use and has caused its share of headaches, including needing three repairs, and also probably contributing to breakage of three tack slugs. The clubman option is intended to provide a flexible and cost effective upgrade for those who sail their boat out of a club and want a boat that is competitive across a wider range of wind strengths and is quick and easy to rig.
Laser harken cunningham and outhaul upgrade kit 83065. This will aid in preventing tied vectran line ends from prematurely coming. On the 30 knot days it was all control lines full gas on vang, outhaul, and cunningham without even a concern about flow in the bottom part the sail just crank it out and down hard. Laser is a registered trademark owned by velum limited and currently licensed for use in europe to laser performance europe limited. Includes all line, blocks, deck cleats, and fasteners. Laser rigging this is a guide to enhanced rigging systems for laser racing before the new performance upgrade systems came into effect in 2001 and without the use of thimbles that were permitted at one time.
Laser performance laser harken cunninghamouthaul cam. Laserperformance outhaulcunningham upgrade kit marine. Rigging in the yard most of the rigging for the laser is done in the yard and boat house. When rigged improperly you can severely damage a laser. The cunningham controls the fore and aft position of draft in the mainsail or genoa and works together with the traveler, mainsheet, outhaul and vang to optimize sail shape and increase boatspeed. You may need to give yourself slack by uncleating the outhaul at its jam cleat midway down the boom. Attach the clew strap, pull it all the way thru the clew as shown, then pull the end through the ring and fasten in to place around the inhaul elastic. May 25, 2016 laser sailing top tips with shaun priestley centre manager at saillaser lake garda life hacks duration. Jun, 20 i came across the clip above on youtube which shows a way of rigging the outhaul and cunningham that ive not seen before. Note the yellow tape markers on the outhaul on the vang. Includes new, lightweight harken airblocks, dynemma sk78 primary lines, and dinghy control secondary lines. Home forums zebra adidas yeezy boost 350 v2 restock will reportedly be more available this time laser xd outhaul rigging guide tagged. Cunningham is rigged as a cascade style system using two single blocks. Mounts to existing screw holes, no drilling required.
I have bought a outhaul and cunningham upgrade kit. Double pad eye for outhaul and cunningham upgrade regular price. The only remaining lines beyond that are the mainsheet, traveler, and daggerboard shock cord. I would suggest that a flat, heavily vanged sail that is vang sheeted off is faster than one that has been inverted and trimmed harder. Features an endless sheet exiting both sides of the mast base and leading to rf5 swivel cleat units, for operation on either side of the boat from trapeze. How to rig a laser sailboat in 5 easy steps step 1 sail and mast assembly lay the sail out flat then, put the upper mast and lower mast together the upper mast and boom are the same for std, radial and 4. Do this closer to the boom cleat so there is a low amount of tension on the inhaul elastic. Parts outhaul shockcord 7mm shockcord used to pull the outhaul off when it is released. Original style bottom vang block for laser sailboat regular price. You can also get splice the ends to create less friction on the lines.
The best blocks are ball bearing with a reinforced plastic shell. Hopefully these rigging instructions are self explanatory. This xd power pack cunningham and outhaul upgrade kit for lasers comes with everything you need to quickly upgrade to a 10. Laser cunningham how to trim international laser class. Cunninghamdownhaul systems ronstan sailboat hardware world. The deck hardware reuses the existing mounting screw holes from the cunningham fairlead and clam cleat. Using a clew hook makes it easy to clip on the outhaul, the outhaul should be clipped on after the inhaul and clew strap are fastened. This setup is the best one ive come across for racing, as it is simple, it releases back down the boom well, and the settings are easy to see. Each option will change the draft shape depth of your sail, and therefore the power your sail will generate. The outhaul line seems to be too long, and the thin red line that attached to the block for the purchase seems much too long.
It looks much neater than my current setup with blocks tied to the mast and bits of tape to hold them in place. How to rig a laser sailboat outhaul laser xd sailing. Replica cunningham assembly for laser dinghy equipment comprises. Rooster sailing limited is fully independent of both laser performance europe limited and velum limited. The knots used are bowlines tied as small as possible. With no knots to tie, this laser outhaul midboom kit is a clean, easy to setup rigging solution.
A prespliced primary control line made using gottifredi maffiolli compact braid sk78 dyn. This conversion kit allows you to convert the existing rooster booster 4. Complete laser xd power pack harken outhaul and cunningham upgrade kit. One of the blocks attaches to the vang fitting with a small shackle to turn the block the right way. I believe the existing outhaul and cunningham cleats either get replaced in kit or wont be used so i dont need separate new ones. Shop today at west coast sailing, the laser sailing experts. Vectran knots with white electrical tape or rigging tape. If you have the front of boom double block strop skip step 2. Laser outhaul and cunningham rigging upgrades kit includes laser class approved cleat base and cleats laser class approved block base and blocks stainless steel fasteners 4 mast retaining line, yellow 1 for the cunningham double blocks with beckets 2 prestretched line spectra line, gray 3 shackle 1 for the outhaul single. Class legal cunningham and outhaul upgrade from harken. Is this a good upgrade kit i see aps has a different one.
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