Laser II - wood member rotten ?

hi, bought an older laser 2 - my first. I found some water in hull, but what really concerns me is a pile of long wooden slivers floating in the hull. I reached in through the front opening and think I finally found the source - a wooden beam from bottom of mast to bow along midline under the deck. I dont know what its called and have not been able to find plans. Is this fixable? I am not racing it, but is it a big concern?

It's for the glass to bond to when they're making the deck. It's also from under the cockpit to glass the bottom of the hull to the underside of the cockpit. Either way, if the glass is still strong and rigid, shouldn't be a problem. You can always put more wood under the cockpit through the porthole if you think it's from there

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It's actually a stringer. It forms part of the strength of the foredeck / rear deck.
It's a wide area support piece, without it the deck would soon give if you stood on it. It's part of the decks rigidity.

I wish I took pictures of this on a old L2, but I cut out two portholes on either side of the front deck. 9 inches, the big ones. Needed a lot of room to work, without removing the deck. Sanded down the stringer, thanks Voodoo, between the two holes. I sanded the bottom of the hull too on the inside, just scuffed it up so I'd get a good bond. I made an "A" frame out of toilet paper rolls. Measured the rolls first to make sure they fit, tapered them so they were flush with the underside of the deck and the inside of the bottom of the hull. I laid some chopped strand matting on each of the three points of the A so the tubes would stay in place. Then I glassed the entire A with CSM. Used a roller so I didn't overuse the resin, and to prevent bubbles.
I think I put two or three layers down. May have been overkill, but sometimes overkill is underrated especially with structural components.

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Turbo, I have a couple of questions about your repair. Firstly, how did you cut 2 9" holes!? I've been looking everywhere for a hole saw that big and they're out there, but they're expensive. And where did you get 2 9" portholes to fit in there!? Finally, could you elaborate on this a frame shape? Just to make sure I'm getting it right 2 diagonal tubes on either side connecting the inside deck to the inside hull, with what is probably a longer tube in the middle?

Hi Nacho, I cut smalle holes with a 2" hole saw then used a Dremel with a grinder and sanding head. Home Depot $100 for the tool and 50 bits. I found the covers at my club, been looking around for more. Fogh Marine in Toronto may be able to help.

The support structure was two long pieces with a third halfway up connecting the two for support. So it looks like an "A", although three posts as you describe could work as well. Hell, one vertical post would probably suffice, but I was having fun so I figured why not.

You can get a circle cutting accessory for a router that will let you cut accurate circles. A pin goes into a small hole in the center of the cut out, then the router bit makes a circular cut held at the right radius by the accessory tool.

Confirmed: Fogh Marine in Toronto can get 8" inspection ports - $45. There are larger ports that you can get, made for Hobies (not a big deal anyway, fibreglass is fibreglass) with a hinge - $104. I got another port for my current boat, went with the cheaper option.