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November 06, 2023 3 min read
Whether you have just bought a brand new Laser/ILCA or looking to protect your current boat from wear and tear. This package comes with all the items you need to protect your boat.
The Laser/ILCA kit from PROtect tapes has been developed for you as a Laser/ILCA sailor. The kit contains a large selection of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene tapes with an aggressive acrylic adhesive.
These are designed to go onto various areas of your Laser/ILCA including the mast step, mast deck, tiller area, centre board and much more.
The tapes within this kit are easy to apply as they are die cut to the right sizes and shapes. This kit is also class legal.
- Laser/ILCA Traveller Wear Protetection Pads
Allen ILCA traveller deck corner protectors.
The New style Laser XD Harken Traveller blocks are great as they are made from hardwearing and more durable materials. However, stronger blocks do have drawbacks. The New style blocks are made from glass fibre reinforced Nylon this is a lot harder and will mark and damage the corners of your deck especially if you sail with a very tight traveller to keep your blocks in the corner of the boat. There wear pads attach with no fixing just clip around the deck fairleads and once the traveller rope is threaded through they are locked on.
- Lower Mast and Mast Step Protection Strips
2 Blue stripes, 500 micron, 51mm wide, 200mm long
The Lower Mast is a high-traffic area when it comes to the ILCA. These two pieces of tape are designed to be placed, one at the lowest point of the lower mast and at the deck level (no more than 100m above deck) to reduce friction and wear on the mast step and the lower mast.
- Mast Step Teflon Disks
2 disks, 1mm, diameter 65mm
Another very comen and well-known part to protect on your Laser is the mast step. The Teflon Disk is designed to be placed at the bottom of the mast hole to reduce wear on the bottom fibreglass mast step. In this pack, you have one to use and one spare.
- Top Mast Snug Fit
17mm and 30mm stips, 2m long.
these two strips are designed to be wrapped around the topmast sleeve and topmast bottom plag. By wrapping this around the topmast it will reduce wear on the plastic and also reduce flex and movement in the joint. With this kit, they are in 2m lengths one so you can use this on more than one mast or wrap the tape around more if you have a worn mast already.
- Tiller Abrasion Strips (for edge of deck)
34mm, 150mm.
The back of the boat has almost as many moving parts as the front of the laser. The strip is designed to be placed on the top edge of the deck above the gudgeon where the tiller and rudder downhaul can rub as they come out of the rudder head. Not only reducing wear from the tiller it reduces any friction you get when moving the tiller.
- Outhaul Friction Reducer
150mm x 300mm
This is one of the largest pieces you get in the package. Laser sailors know how important having a smooth and free moving outhaul is. A lot of companies try double-pull elastic and systems trying to force the outhaul to be free-flowing. However, by reducing the friction this will already increase the ease of use with your standard outhaul.
- Centreboard Pocket Protection Patches
5 squares 30 x 30mm for the Front of the centreboard pocket.
A more recent rule adaptation on the ILCA is the ability to have a centreboard packing. at the front of the pocket. The rules allow a 30mm x 30mm x 2mm patch that can placed at the front of the centreboard pocket to reduce wear and tear on the boat. In the package, it includes 5 squares that can be replaced over time.
Love the range of cups, because a brew is the first call on any boat, before and after the maneuver, rig, derig, and before ju.ping ship, it's also the first thing I do before I investigating a real issue ... but us commercial skippers need a cool head and lots of coffee, served piping hot, normally drunk cold haha
Included in the batten set is a small batten pusher used to set the velcro closure. Essential bit of kit. Check Youtube for the correct way to use it.
There’s that saying we all know… the quality of these items are superb!
I’m new to sailing but as in all sports, hobbies, pastimes/leisure time pursuits etc that I take up and participate in, I’ve always had the same attitude and method, with regard to when it comes to the research and purchase of the correct gear… in that I buy the best that I can at the best price i.e buy it once and it will last; without the need (when buying a lesser quality item), to find that that you’d actually like to upgrade…
Zhik to me is top quality gear!
I’m 5’9” and 11 and a half stone
This outfit fits me like a glove and a second skin. If you can (and excuse the pun!) push the boat out with regard to the pricier purchase price, imo you will be making a great choice! 10 out of 10!
Good quality fitted well, length good
Great service
Fast delivery - exactly as per order - many thanks
Nice smooth finish and easy to splice
This is not only comfortable but really roomy. The internal pocket is just right for my laptop and the straps mean that some items can be clipped on the outside. I’ll be using this for years to come!!
Great, exactly what I wanted they seem high quality and dont rust.
Such an easy website to use and the team are great. Fast arrival and brilliant condition. Definitely my go-to for all my sailing needs
Super value for money and delivered super quickly too. We were back on the water racing within no time
It’s really good you can get a spare for this because often you only lose this bit! It’s a much cheaper option and comes quickly.
The wheels were easily fitted to my laser launching trolley using existing washers and retaining clips.
Have been used only a couple of times so far but run smoothly and seem to do the
job fine.
Really pleased with the cover fits perfectly. I knew when it would arrive the company kept me up to date with the process
Good service, no complaints.
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