Storing your Laser between uses

Bobetpine

New Member
Hi guys,

My Laser is at my lake lot now, waiting for me for our first ride (I was willing to follow a couple of classes before it)

My question is:

Since it is resting on 3 tires (on the hull, not upside down) is it ok to cover it with a big tarp to avoid the sun and rain on it? I don't have a shed to store it.

It is impossible to put it back on the trailer (the trailer doesn't go close enough to the water's edge) nor it is to turn it upside down (the lot I have is covered by wood and I'd have to cut a lot more trees to get room to turn it upside down)

We're 2 ladies in our forties so the less we have to move it the better it is! (Gee a 130pounds boat is HEAVY!)

Thanks for your advice
Pascale
 
While that's not the ideal way to store it, it will work. Look to have one of the tires under the mast step area or further forward, and then the others back on the corners of the transom. Avoid putting them on the middle areas of the hull. Make sure you leave the cockpit drain open and cover it up

Another thought would be to store it on it's side, leaning the deck against a tree. The gunwhale (rails) are the strongest part of the boat
 
49208 said:
While that's not the ideal way to store it, it will work. Look to have one of the tires under the mast step area or further forward, and then the others back on the corners of the transom. Avoid putting them on the middle areas of the hull. Make sure you leave the cockpit drain open and cover it up

Another thought would be to store it on it's side, leaning the deck against a tree. The gunwhale (rails) are the strongest part of the boat

Yeah, and if you lean it up against a tree you might not need a tarp. I stored my old boat #9351 on tires during the summer next to the water (so I could push it into the lake) and on its side during the winter. That worked for nearly 30 years. It was still competitive at the district championships a few years back. Lasers are pretty tough!
 
Bobetpine said:
Hi guys,


We're 2 ladies in our forties so the less we have to move it the better it is! (Gee a 130pounds boat is HEAVY!)

The first day, drag it along the ground, one step.
The second day, pick it up one inch and drag it two steps.
The third day, pick it up two inches and drag it three steps.....

... by next year, you will intimidate your competitors by arriving at the regatta, lifting your Laser high over your head by yourself, and running through the crowd all the way from the parking lot to the launching ramp!

More seriously, I have the same problem as you: A very steep wooded slope leading down to the edge of the lake. Last year I tried horsing the boat up onto its edge and dragging it into the woods, but I did a little damage to it each time. This year, I leave the boat in the front yard, and when I want to go sailing I load it onto the car and drive down to the town landing, where there is a beach. That's a real pain, but I don't really see any way round it. I suppose I could leave the boat on a mooring, but then I'd have a filthy, 200 pound boat by the end of the summer.
 

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