Recent content by SamGrant951

^ haha, nice story. Glad you were ok - thanks for the book recommendation, I will order it!

Thanks, Ill look into those books. I weigh about 165 last time I checked, next time out I won't reef it.

I live on a small (very small) lake but I wanted to try it here first before moving to a larger body of water...mainly to check rigging and make sure everything felt good. Rigging was a bit of a pain d/t a very rocky shore and how quickly it gets deep, but I managed to get it sorted in pretty...

Buying the second one, thanks for your help guys. Looking forward to it!

Ok went and looked at the second one this morning. Its been for sale for about a month and I dont know how its not sold. 1989 with red stripe, deck stiff, hull stiff, no cracks/spiderwebbing, maststep looks great, bottom only has a few minor scratches - gelcoat still in great shape, everything...

Thanks Ross. I found another one Im going to look at tomorrow. 89, "excellent condition" no damage / no leaks, complete with trailer for $1500. We shall see...

Thanks Al, very informative! I live in Indianapolis, IN and it was previously kept in a barn a bit farther north. Very freezing cold winters. I dont mind going higher, just not seeing alot for sale. We have a few sailing clubs in town and Ive looked at their websites (sent an email out...

Thanks for the comments guys, keep them coming. Its not really soft in "places", the hull feels the same pretty much anywhere I applied pressure..the hull itself just isnt really stiff. The deck is quite stiff however. I will check the bow for an etched hull number, thanks. Im guessing...

Hi, Looking at picking up a Laser from a friend of mine. He recently acquired it from one of his friends families and used it this summer. People he bought it from bought it new he thinks in the mid-90s and hadnt used it much lately but it was stored on a rack for the 4 years previous to him...