There are a lot of different approches to chocks out there. I haven't been using mine much just dropping my stearns on the sand at the beach without any problems long enough to get the wheels under the back lifting the back up a few inches, tie it off behind the back cross beam and lift the boat off the bunks roll back a few feet and let the hull down to the sand then re-position the wheels just ahead of the daggerboard wells and tie them off at the striker so I can roll forward to the water. My boat came with blocks fiberglass like the cradles with a thin felt on them. I've already replaced that felt on the dolly with a thicker carpet I had left over from re-covering the bunks. Liquid nails worked way better than contact cement. Repadding the chocks with the same next.

This weekend I'm entering my first race with the ABYC turkey day regatta w/dinner included looking forward to eati.. I mean competing. I saw a couple guys with A2's yesterday I was doing 8 to 10 knots but couldn't keep up with them. I guess carring another person really slows a boat like this down. One of the race requirements is having a painter at least one boat length. I presume thats a towline. If so has anyone got a suggested attach point or type of rope?
I was thinking of using a ski rope because it floats and making a bridle with a yoke that can go to the righting line attach points on the front beam with a couple of shackles. My tramp has a pouch just behind the mast I can keep stuff like that in nothing bigger than a fist can get thru the zipper.

I broke my hiking pole as I was getting off in the surf last week. Its 8 feet long the closest replacement I can find is 6 feet and it telescpopes down to 4 feet. Tryed it yesterday and it was nice not having all that extra pole to deal with but it may be too short for hiking. I've got some carbon bidirectional cloth I'm going to wrap it with. Resin alone didn't hold long. Since it only flexs a little at that spot the repair should be enough.

I've been making a new yard cover for the boat the origional is falling apart. Sewing that blue tarp material is going pretty well. I have replaced the ropes and eyelets with velcro and am wrapping the hulls completely.