Centerboard Brake

Over the last few years I’ve been pleased with the improvements the Laser community has allowed; the boat is much easier to sail and adjust.

But, I’m not thrilled with the new centerboard brake. It’s easy to install, it just doesn’t work without a lot of fooling with it. Is it me, or did they just not design it to work?

I have tried it on two of my Lasers and in both cases I’ve had to slightly trim the adjustment holes to allow it to be moved fractionally closer to the board.

Not a home run. We’ll see how it holds up to use over the season.

Jay Livingston