Granitize
New Member
Hi all.
I was all excited to get a laser again... and that my daughter was interested ...
So... I bought an old laser BEFORE looking up how to buy a used laser tips... Stupid!
Pretty big POS... AND I paid way too much for it.
Anywhoo!!!
I'm pretty handy, so though I'd ask what's involved to fix it myself.
I haven't cut any inspection ports yet - but spring is coming.
1) The deck is soft and has a lot of flex. A small crack exists as well.
2) The mast step doesn't hold water. I can probably open up a couple of inspection ports and fix that up so it's water tight and structurally sound.
3) The hull is really soft... pretty much everywhere.... transom too!
Are the deck and hull similar in construction? A layer of foam between two fibre layers?
Or is that just the deck?
Can I separate the deck from the hull, scrape and reapply the foam sandwich?
Can I tighten up the deck?
Any pointers or recomendations to write it off as a stupid mistake are welcome.
Feeling like it might be a lost cause but willing to do some work too.
Thanks...
I was all excited to get a laser again... and that my daughter was interested ...
So... I bought an old laser BEFORE looking up how to buy a used laser tips... Stupid!
Pretty big POS... AND I paid way too much for it.
Anywhoo!!!
I'm pretty handy, so though I'd ask what's involved to fix it myself.
I haven't cut any inspection ports yet - but spring is coming.
1) The deck is soft and has a lot of flex. A small crack exists as well.
2) The mast step doesn't hold water. I can probably open up a couple of inspection ports and fix that up so it's water tight and structurally sound.
3) The hull is really soft... pretty much everywhere.... transom too!
Are the deck and hull similar in construction? A layer of foam between two fibre layers?
Or is that just the deck?
Can I separate the deck from the hull, scrape and reapply the foam sandwich?
Can I tighten up the deck?
Any pointers or recomendations to write it off as a stupid mistake are welcome.
Feeling like it might be a lost cause but willing to do some work too.
Thanks...