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Anyone know where to get a small Lance Cleat in NZ?

Where does everyone go for aluminium dinghy masts then?

I've been trying to get hold of NZ rigging for a dinghy mast and haven't had any luck. I've sent a bunch of emails and rung to follow up and haven't had any replies. Does anyone know if they're still in business?

Hi. I'm after a Javelin or Cherub mast or something similar. Needs to be in the upper South Island. Cheers, Chris

Anyone know what grade aluminium a laser rudder stock is made of?

I need to replace the floor on the Laser 2. I'd like to do a foam and glass one but don't have vacuum equipment. What type of foam, thickness of foam and number of glass layers would you guys use as a starting point? We're a heavy crew but I don't mind putting a couple more frames across under the floor to help with that.

That's plan B if I can't find something to buy. I don't have a workshop at the moment unfortunately.

I've just bought myself a cheap laser 2 that needs some work. The jib, rudder and rudder stock are knackered. If anyone has any laser 2 parts they wouldn't mind selling I'm keen. Cheers, Chris

I need to shorten my forestay on the Javelin. It is currently 5mm SS so I will have to take it to a rigging place (mast and all) to get it done which is a bit of a pain. Would Dyneema work if I oversized it heaps? I can get Dynice Dux locally which, if I use say 7mm will give me a breaking load of 7.5T. I figure that the load in the stay should be well less than 750kg (10% of MBL) so as long as I prestretch my splices it shouldn't creep or stretch on the boat. Am I on the right track or just risking a word of pain and frustration?

So I have to install a gennaker halyard block on or in the mast of the Javelin. Ideally I'd like to go internal as there are a couple of internal blocks at the bottom of the mast for the halyard to exit from. I'm worried about the size of the hole I'll need to cut in the mast though. The mast is about 40mm in diameter at the hoist point. Do I need to be worried or should I just install the smallest through block I can find (275kg odd MWL and 1000kg BL for an RF20711HL)? Cheers, Chris

Thanks everyone. I plan on doing the pulley and cleat thing next summer when funds are available. In the meantime, stay adjuster it is.

Wow, that looks awesome. Looks like you had a bit more work to do than I did. It's always good to see older boats being given a new lease of life.

So after the disaster of having my Javelin blown across the concrete at the yacht club during a storm a couple of years ago I have finally got the motivation to get it up and running again. Last night was the final top coat so it finally feels like the hard work is done. Work done: Add prod New gennaker retrieval chute (to fit around new prod) Replace all aluminium bracing with carbon fibre tube Add extra bracing at back of centreboard case Remove traveler bar and replace with low bracing frame on cockpit floor Sheath side tanks in glass Add two way pressure release valves to ta

Thanks everyone. I went to have a look at the FD's but they all have on-the-fly rig adjustment which is a bit complicated for a simple soul like me. I'm a bit nervous about an aluminium hook rack as I've seen one fail in spectacular fashion. I've narrowed it down to two options: 1. An Allen Brothers Highfield lever (if I can find one) 2. A mast hound mounted upside down with a stay adjuster attached (easy to find) Cheers, Chris

Hi Matt, Yes I'm still in Nelson. It would be great to have you over sail when I've got the Jav up and running. The complicating factor is I run a jib furler when I sail with the kids so there is no room for a separate forestay. When the jib isn't up I have a bummy stay that I unclip from the bottom of the mast and attach to the bow before dropping the jib. I'm not looking to adjust anything while I'm sailing, just to allow me to use different jibs depending on who I'm sailing with. Another idea I had was to use a boom slide in a track but I'm not sure if that will handle t