>Lasers at $800 came with a crappy 3.2 ounce sail, crappy fuzzy
>lines, wood tillers and dinky little aluminum extensions. The booms had no
>reinforcements and the cleats were all plastic crap that slipped. The mast
>steps regularly blew out and the decks delaminated in a couple years use.
The
>gudgeons bent easily. The boats did not come with bailers and the through
>hull was another piece of plastic that broke in a few months. The traveler
>eyes were crappy plastic. There was no swivel for the Boom vang. The
>gooseneck used to fracture within a year of hard sailing.
>
Here are some nice examples of good change. Incremental improvements that
make the laser a better boat in the long run are good. I haven't seen the
class suggest antyhing that would be expensive, radically change the boat,
or make old boats uncompetitive.
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