All I can offer is an amateur's perspective since I am in the same boat so to speak.
I don't believe the new GRP blades are compatible with the older hulls. I've read the blade sizes are different. I may be wrong on that though.
Hi all,
I recently bought an older laser (1973 I believe) and am looking to upgrade it and maybe try my hand at some racing. I have a couple questions about upgrading the older model lasers:
1. Since it still has what I believe are the original wood blades, are the new fiberglass blades compatible in the older hulls (the wood ones seem quite thick)?
2. What other upgrades are important to getting the boat into modern racing shape and what priorities should I set?
Any help you can give would be most helpful.
Thanks!
All I can offer is an amateur's perspective since I am in the same boat so to speak.
One thing is if you plan to upgrade to the Harken or Holt Allen vang is to make sure you sleeve your boom if it is original. The new vang is so powerful that you can break your boom in higher winds without the reinforced boom. It's a cheap builder upgrade so worth getting.
Hi, What does it mean to "sleeve your boom"?
Hi, What does it mean to "sleeve your boom"?
I am assuming that to install the reinforcing sleeve you need to remove all hardware, rivets, screws,throughbolts, install the sleeve and then re-drill to reinstall the fasteners through the boom and internal sleeve. Is that correct?
Thanks, That doesn't sound to bad. Is there anyway to tell if your boom has a sleave or not. I bought my Laser used. It's a 2001 but I have no idea if the boom is original. If you tap it with a wrench or something will it sound different where the sleave is.
Thanks, That doesn't sound to bad. Is there anyway to tell if your boom has a sleave or not. I bought my Laser used. It's a 2001 but I have no idea if the boom is original. If you tap it with a wrench or something will it sound different where the sleave is.