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  1. manateerichard

    Boat Speed Help

    Got a question, well my boat is a '89, stiff hull and not a leak, really comparable in condition to newer boats, the problem is that I can never seem to get the speed that newer boats can, its odd too because I am a bit underweight for a full (150lbs) and heavier people seem to beat me. :eek...
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    Gear Suggestions for Laser Midwinters East? 2011

    Well, midwinters is this week and the forecast for Clearwater FL, is calling for lows in the high 50-60's overnight and highs in the 75-78range during the day. The surface temp of the water is apparently going to be in the 60's though (brrr, for someone like me from FL, thats cold!:eek:). any...
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    Laser wax or polish

    What would you recommend for a good laser wax or polish to help clean up an old hull? I've heard that boat polish with Teflon or PTEF works well, but I was wondering if there was anything else that cleans it up well?
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    Deck Chipping

    I just bought a '89 laser, really nice condition for a boat this old, but it has a few cosmetic issues. One of these is there is some weird chipping in the deck, like it was rubbed against barnacles or something. It doesn't go through the hull, only down to fiberglass and no leaks from it...
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    Music System on Laser

    Would it be class legal to maybe have a small portable sound system on Laser? I mean it would be so raw to listen to some jam while hiking out. Has anyone gone about this?
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    Painting Hull

    Just wondering, I have looked at around 6 or 7 lasers to buy and out of those 2 or 3 of them were repainted on the hull/deck. I never offered to buy any of them (they were all in the 140-160lb range due to paint) but my question is why do they bother to paint the hull? Are they trying to hide...
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    Laser Age/ Sail Number Help

    I am possibly buying a Laser and would like a little help on decoding the Serial Number which is: ZFSA8106M82J I figured ZFS=Performance Sail-craft Canada and the Sail Number is 108106 (the A=10) and I also figured the 82=1982 but what do the M and the J stand for in M82J (May, March, June?)...

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