Tips & Tricks
For the RC Laser Lover
RC Laser owners are the greatest cross section of model sailors in the world. From novices learning all the fun of model sailing, to the top competitive racers sharpening their racing skills. The one thing we all have in common is the simplicity and magic of the RC Laser.
Below is an index to articles about the RC Laser. Simply click on the subject and you will go to the article. You are free to download these articles. If you have an article that would help others, please submit to Steve Lang Steve@SailRCLaser.com.
ˆ things to understand, check, or do with a new boat.
Suggested modifications or fixes
^ Up your Antenna! (Riding the Waves)
^ Slip Slidin' Away (Without a rudder, you're . . . )
Normal Maintenance
^ Shoot the Juice to me , Bruce (Servo exit post treatment)
Monofilament Mayhem (Replacing your monofilament control line)
Battery Parenting (Battery management)
Soggy Bottom Blues (Keep your electronics DRY)
The Big Twitch! (Servo glitching, jerking, whatever)
High Tech Sail Repair (Sail repair)
things NOT to do ~ or else
^ The High Launch Syndrome (The keel costs how much?)
^ Pick-Up-Stick! (How NOT to grab your boat)
Eating Teeth (The skinny on steering servos)
Don't Monkey with the Plate (Deck Plate that is)
Wonders never cease ~ remarkable engineering features
^ Squeeze me Baby (The ultimate Bilge Pump)
^ Baby Black Blocks (A piece of resistance)
What Channel, er, What Frequency, er...HELP! (And you think you are confused now!)
Proper handling procedures
^ On-Off, On-Off (There is a right way!)
Irons (How to recover)
Performance guidelines
^ The Angle of the Dangle (Adjusting your mainsheet)
Changing Sail (Tips on when and how)
Accessories and how-tos
It's So Easy (Speed Clips)
Boat In Bag 101 (Proper way to put boat in the Bag)
409 ~ So Fine (Applying your Hull Decals)
More Happy Owner Links
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