Hello,
I recently bought a 1978 Laser with a very soft deck and wanted to know if there is any real safety issue with this. It will be a rec. beater boat for my Boy Scouts, and myself sometimes. I would say that most of the deck has soft spots except for around the mast step. Hull seems sound and stiff still. There is a small deck repair where the top sheeting cracked and I might just cut a port hole there and tighten it up. Any experience would be much appreciated.
Brian
I recently bought a 1978 Laser with a very soft deck and wanted to know if there is any real safety issue with this. It will be a rec. beater boat for my Boy Scouts, and myself sometimes. I would say that most of the deck has soft spots except for around the mast step. Hull seems sound and stiff still. There is a small deck repair where the top sheeting cracked and I might just cut a port hole there and tighten it up. Any experience would be much appreciated.
Brian