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The good thing about Toppers, Lasers and Oppies is that you can easily buy and sell them with minimal depreciation. The boat(s) you need...

For machine screws , bathroom type sealant, ( insulation tape ok on smooth surfaces but not on nonslip. Most duct tapes fall apart and...

It needs to be able to cope with the 6ard moving around. Would a pulley on a strop work better than a fixed sheave?

That's what crews are for

If you are really confident that it actually is pvc then I would use either a specialist glue or epoxy? I dont think a polyester car...

Dont increase the tension . The boat is not designed for it.

None unless your proxy for measuring tension is amount of stretch.

From a position of ignorance as a casual cruiser racer, would that be a BAD thing

All of these proposed fixes are easy, one of the great things about epoxy resin is that it fills the gaps with something stronger than...

The previous posters have given v good advice, however, the easy bodge is to remove or wiggle back into place the protruding piece...