Recent content by Jimlaserboat

Thank you for the replies. So I am willing to move on as you both suggest, however I am wonderinif what is actually happening...is the deck structure failing? What is causing this? I had thought that deck softening was possibly caused by water in the hull? My boat is perfectly dry and...

Hi all. It's been another great sailing season here on Long Island. My 1984 boats' deck has just started to show signs of softening in the rear starboard side of the cockpit area. I am not feeling the same softening (yet) on the entire port side or the forward area of the starboard side. The...

Thank you LaLi. Yes, there doesn't seem to be rhyme or reason to the where these spots arise. Some areas are perfectly clean. My eyelets probably got that deformed from me, as I tend to sit more aft while sailing and I rely heavily on my hiking strap (fortunately :), to keep me in the boat.

Hi all, on my 1984 Laser I am seeing rust around some deck mounted pieces like in this photo. Is this indicative of anything bad? Can I do a light sanding to remove and rust coloring on the boat? The clips shown are for the hiking strap attachment...did these start out straight and get bent...

Thanks!

Thank you SailAwry.

Thanks! Didn't know that.

Thanks LaLi!

Can a Laser 2 main sail fit on an 84 Laser? I know of one available in the shades of blue. Thank you. JB

Thanks very much for your informative reply. I do appreciate it! JB

Hi all. 2022 was a great year for sailing in Centerport, NY. I was wondering if anyone had a recommendation for a sailmaker? As you can see my sail is nicely colored and would like to get a second sail if pricing is feasible. I'm looking for a new color scheme perhaps. Can anyone tell me if...

Thanks for your replies gents. I wont be back near that boat until Sep Th Thanks LaLi I'll get a photo asap.

Thanks. My buddy and I were considering this option the other day. That's what we will do.

Hi All. It's been a great sailing season in Centerport, NY this year. A friend and I sail 1984 models. The other day we noticed two screws were missing from his gudgeon. I had a spare screw so i was able to get one back in, although on a slighlty askew path. The other screw's head broke...

This is a friends Laser that I am assisting him with. I don't have the hull# but there are small stickers on the back with Laser Canada 1984 on it. I do think we will be successful in moving the fairlead a bit to the aft....Thanks!