Dave Cockerill, Author at Rooster blog

Sailing Solutions by Rooster, Topper
Tips for Buying Toppers

Toppers got their name because they were designed to go on the top of a roof-rack. They only weigh 43kg so lifting them on and off is easy and the low weight gives them a...
By Dave Cockerill

2nd October 2014
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Hints and Tips, Sailing Solutions by Rooster, Topper
How to Mend a Leaking Topper

Leaks are bad news but there are only so many places that water can possibly get into a Topper. You may even have a boat where you remove the bung and air gushes out,...
By Dave Cockerill

20th September 2014
5 8114 1
Hints and Tips, Sailing Solutions by Rooster, Topper
Maintain and Repair your Topper Bailer

BAILERS – Maintain and Repair, prior to you first event! The Super Shute 60 bailer (pic 1) is expensive and is easily damaged through misuse and accident. We are always trying to find ways to keep your...
By Dave Cockerill

28th January 2014
9 7590 2
Hints and Tips, Sailing Solutions by Rooster, Topper
Topper Rudder Blades and Daggerboards

Rudder blades and daggerboards really matter. Badly prepared foils will adversely affect a boats performance far more than the hull (although it’s definitely worth making sure the lip of the transom is also as smooth...
By Dave Cockerill

9th December 2013
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Topper Speed

*TOPPER SPEED FOR THE LARGER (5.3) SAIL* SO YOUR BOAT IS FULLY PREPARED AND YOU ARE READY TO USE YOUR NEW CONTROLS. NEW CONTROLS? – WHAT CONTROLS HAVE YOU GOT TO MAKE YOUR TOPPER GO...
By Dave Cockerill

20th October 2013
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Topper Downhauls

Downhauls are a big topic of conversation in the Topper class, and for a very good reason. If Ian Proctor had designed the Topper to be a full on race boat he would have put...
By Dave Cockerill

20th September 2013
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Hints and Tips, Sailing Solutions by Rooster, Topper
Topper Mast Cup Assembly

To remove an old cup: Remove the mast gate for easier access. Remove the nut and washer from the top of the cup. Remove the cup. Few come off easily. The last one I...
By Dave Cockerill

20th September 2013
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Fitting Upper Mast Bungs to a Topper

Have you got a leaky Upper Mast? Topper upper masts are designed to be sealed floatation chambers that slow down a complete inversion in the event of a capsize. They work ok when empty but...
By Dave Cockerill

20th September 2013
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Deck Colour Repairs

Toppers are made of polypropylene, a very tough plastic (skateboard decks are often made from polypropylene and they need to be tough!). There are stories of Toppers being crashed at high speed into walls and...
By Dave Cockerill

24th April 2013
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Topper 4.2

History The Topper class has been hugely successful over the whole of its forty year history and increasingly so, as a racing boat, over the last ten. Fleets have grown and the...
By Dave Cockerill

24th April 2013
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Tips for Buying Toppers

Toppers got their name because they were designed to go on the top of a roof-rack. They only weigh 43kg so lifting them on and off is easy and the low weight gives them a...

How to Mend a Leaking Topper

Leaks are bad news but there are only so many places that water can possibly get into a Topper. You may even have a boat where you remove the bung and air gushes out,...

Maintain and Repair your Topper Bailer

BAILERS – Maintain and Repair, prior to you first event! The Super Shute 60 bailer (pic 1) is expensive and is easily damaged through misuse and accident. We are always trying to find ways to keep your...

Topper Rudder Blades and Daggerboards

Rudder blades and daggerboards really matter. Badly prepared foils will adversely affect a boats performance far more than the hull (although it’s definitely worth making sure the lip of the transom is also as smooth...

Topper Speed

TOPPER SPEED FOR THE LARGER (5.3) SAIL SO YOUR BOAT IS FULLY PREPARED AND YOU ARE READY TO USE YOUR NEW CONTROLS. NEW CONTROLS? – WHAT CONTROLS HAVE YOU GOT TO MAKE YOUR TOPPER GO...

Topper Downhauls

Downhauls are a big topic of conversation in the Topper class, and for a very good reason. If Ian Proctor had designed the Topper to be a full on race boat he would have put...

Topper Mast Cup Assembly

To remove an old cup: Remove the mast gate for easier access. Remove the nut and washer from the top of the cup. Remove the cup. Few come off easily. The last one I...

Fitting Upper Mast Bungs to a Topper

Have you got a leaky Upper Mast? Topper upper masts are designed to be sealed floatation chambers that slow down a complete inversion in the event of a capsize. They work ok when empty but...

Deck Colour Repairs

Toppers are made of polypropylene, a very tough plastic (skateboard decks are often made from polypropylene and they need to be tough!). There are stories of Toppers being crashed at high speed into walls and...

Topper 4.2

History The Topper class has been hugely successful over the whole of its forty year history and increasingly so, as a racing boat, over the last ten. Fleets have grown and the...

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Toppers got their name because they were designed to go on the top of a roof-rack. They only weigh 43kg so lifting them on and off is easy and the low weight gives them a...

Leaks are bad news but there are only so many places that water can possibly get into a Topper. You may even have a boat where you remove the bung and air gushes out,...

BAILERS – Maintain and Repair, prior to you first event! The Super Shute 60 bailer (pic 1) is expensive and is easily damaged through misuse and accident. We are always trying to find ways to keep your...

Rudder blades and daggerboards really matter. Badly prepared foils will adversely affect a boats performance far more than the hull (although it’s definitely worth making sure the lip of the transom is also as smooth...

*TOPPER SPEED FOR THE LARGER (5.3) SAIL* SO YOUR BOAT IS FULLY PREPARED AND YOU ARE READY TO USE YOUR NEW CONTROLS. NEW CONTROLS? – WHAT CONTROLS HAVE YOU GOT TO MAKE YOUR TOPPER GO...

Downhauls are a big topic of conversation in the Topper class, and for a very good reason. If Ian Proctor had designed the Topper to be a full on race boat he would have put...

To remove an old cup: Remove the mast gate for easier access. Remove the nut and washer from the top of the cup. Remove the cup. Few come off easily. The last one I...

Have you got a leaky Upper Mast? Topper upper masts are designed to be sealed floatation chambers that slow down a complete inversion in the event of a capsize. They work ok when empty but...

Toppers are made of polypropylene, a very tough plastic (skateboard decks are often made from polypropylene and they need to be tough!). There are stories of Toppers being crashed at high speed into walls and...

History The Topper class has been hugely successful over the whole of its forty year history and increasingly so, as a racing boat, over the last ten. Fleets have grown and the...

TOPPER SPEED FOR THE LARGER (5.3) SAIL SO YOUR BOAT IS FULLY PREPARED AND YOU ARE READY TO USE YOUR NEW CONTROLS. NEW CONTROLS? – WHAT CONTROLS HAVE YOU GOT TO MAKE YOUR TOPPER GO...