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  1. PrimitivePaddler

    Guidance on '88 Laser Mast Step

    One thing I haven't been able to find much info on: What would be the best way to apply the fiberglass on the tube (up and down vs wrapping around, overlapping all the way on top of itself vs doing smaller sections multiple times)? HelgeS is that epoxy on the bottom thickened with a filler? I...
  2. PrimitivePaddler

    Guidance on '88 Laser Mast Step

    Rob, yeah this will be inspection port number 4 haha. I will probably just do a pressure check and try to narrow down the leak source. Better to just figure it out and fix it rather than keep chasing ghosts. I was hesitant to pressurize it due to the mixed reviews I have heard about the...
  3. PrimitivePaddler

    Guidance on '88 Laser Mast Step

    So I was away from home for a few days but got back and started sizing up what I wanted to as far as repairs. With having the boat on the trailer and being so preoccupied with the mast tube I completely missed that the bottom of the center board trunk is cracked as well. It looks like most of it...
  4. PrimitivePaddler

    Guidance on '88 Laser Mast Step

    I appreciate the reply. You are correct in that picture 1 and picture 2 feature the same crack from either side. So you think that the mast was previously repaired? I noticed the discoloration around the crack on the inside and although I am not familiar with how fiberglass repairs look, I...
  5. PrimitivePaddler

    Guidance on '88 Laser Mast Step

    I just bought my first boat this past summer. Now come winter I am trying to make a few upgrades and keep everything in tip top shape. I did a mast step leak test when I bought it and when I rechecked at the end of the summer and it held water both times. However, there is a crack inside the...

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