Recent content by Mudi 08757

Hull #1258 1971??? 1972??? Older lasers: Last four digits of sail number may be missing or belong to an unknown code (e.g. ZFS 33426 0376 = march '76?). Boat manufacturing codes seem to conform to some industry norm - an Alden Ocean (rowing) shell hull number has a similar format. 1971 to...

wouldn't that be a sight (fright)..

Sailed my old boat on Waterton Lakes, North side of Glacier Park, in Alberta last week.. Wind a bit puffy that day. Too bad nobody took a picture when i was out sailing..

Yep, thanks, that's the plan.. While I'm at it, I'll through bolt everything, add cubitainers, remove the old water logged foam bags, etc... I'm hoping I can lighten it up some. Weight is in the 150 range right now..

Having too much fun last weekend on my 35 year old boat.. Finally, the Starboard fairlead pulled out of the deck. Time to start fixing things.. New Fairleads, New Cam Cleats, New lines, A couple new inspections ports, Mast and boom plugs, and sand off all the darn paint my brother put on the...

I love the laser hummmmm... my nine year old daughters got to feel it for the first time over the weekend in 20+ wind... Then, the fairlead on the starboard side popped out of the deck and the fun was over, for now..

I'm interested, count me in.. bp

build a curved bunk like a Scow boat on a lift but with the curve of the hull.

Maybe they were trying to do something like this, noted in another thread.. http://www.west.net/~lpm/hobie/archives/v1-i5/tip15.htm

Working on it.. AND Only if you guys won't laugh me off the lake with my OLD boat...

Designed mine using many of the elements in the attached links. I'm going for steel wheels with bearing as I want the taller and wider tires to get over some of the obstacles I encounter in some of the MT lakes we sail on. Frame is made out of 1 inch Aluminum Tubing (used and saved from...

It's in our warehouse at work. Designed to weigh large capacity containers before being placed on aircraft. Overkill for my location, but somebody knew better than me that I'd need it for weighing the Laser someday..

Did you try any McLube or TriFlow on the area... It needs to have a reduced friction area to slide metal on metal..

thanks 49208, that's the single most relavant piece of information I've gotten yet.. In fact it is 14.5 inches deep from deck to bottom of the step, so it is pretty worn indeed if 14 is the original spec. Also, I just got done reading a bunch of the old posts on mast steps and leaks.. Sorry...

No use worrying about drying it out for now.. I just put two Quarts of water down the mast step and watched it run right out into the hull in less than 10 seconds.. I doesn't flow out directly at the bottom, but about 1/4 inch up. I'm guessing the step is worn about where the mast plug...