Eric Cordis
Member
My 78 laser has cracking in the hull bottom, likely caused in the past by a sailing club that let the boat sit on it's bottom on a hard surface (a guess on my part). Ofter several years of ownership, it is gettling a little worse, and I am looking for ideas to stem the rate of decline or better yet reverse the raviges of time.
I attached some photos.
Sice the hull is a laminate sandwitch of gell coat, fiberglass, foam and inner fiberglass. I am assuming the inner fiberglass bond to the outer core is deteriorated due to excessive pressure to the hull, causing cracking. I have sailed it hard (I use a dolly or trailer to move the boat) to the current rate of deterioration cannot be stoped without only sailing on lite wind days (boring) or some type of repair.
Easiest is to overlay the gellcoat on the exterior with a alternating layers of mat and woven fiberglass. Not exactly fast, (have you seen my latest race results, someone has to fill out the field).
Other than that, I am puzzled. Any thoughts, just sail it,
Any help will be considered.
Thanks for the help.
I attached some photos.
Sice the hull is a laminate sandwitch of gell coat, fiberglass, foam and inner fiberglass. I am assuming the inner fiberglass bond to the outer core is deteriorated due to excessive pressure to the hull, causing cracking. I have sailed it hard (I use a dolly or trailer to move the boat) to the current rate of deterioration cannot be stoped without only sailing on lite wind days (boring) or some type of repair.
Easiest is to overlay the gellcoat on the exterior with a alternating layers of mat and woven fiberglass. Not exactly fast, (have you seen my latest race results, someone has to fill out the field).
Other than that, I am puzzled. Any thoughts, just sail it,
Any help will be considered.
Thanks for the help.