laser mast step repair

    Hi does anybody know where I can get my Laser mast step repaired ( Its leaking )
There is a place in Oxford but was looking for some where a little closer to home in the Norfolk east coast area.
Thanks.

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mikeonsea Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 29 May 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote mikeonsea Report Post Quote Reply Topic: laser mast step repair Posted: 29 May 08 at 9:37am
	Hi does anybody know where I can get my Laser mast step repaired ( Its leaking ) There is a place in Oxford but was looking for some where a little closer to home in the Norfolk east coast area. Thanks.

jeffers Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 29 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3048	Post Options Post Reply Quote jeffers Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 May 08 at 6:28pm
	Any reasonable boat yard should be able to help you out. If it is only leaking at the bottom where the mast foot may have ground through it then you can do it yourself by making sure the boat is dead level and pouring some expoxy down it (I have seen this doen several times to older boats with good success but I dont know how much epoxy they used). Edited by jeffers
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mikeonsea Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 29 May 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote mikeonsea Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 May 08 at 7:15pm
	Thanks for the advice, But I dont think it is leaking from the very bottom because when you pour water in it does not all leak away, think there maybe around 10mm always left at the bottom, I am quite new to boat repairs, I talked to someone from branfibre in Oxford the chap I spoke to used to repair lasers and sounded very knowledgeable about laser repairs but it is just to far to take the boat over to Oxford. I didnt want a botched job doing, ( I could do that myself lol) so I was looking for a recommendation from some one who had had a good repair in the past. Cheers

Garry Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 18 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 536	Post Options Post Reply Quote Garry Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 Jun 08 at 2:11pm
	DO NOT use epoxy to fix a Laser. It is made with polyester resin and epoxy will not adhere to the surface very well. You should use polyester resin to fix polyester boats and epoxy to fix epoxy boats don't mix! Fixing the mast step/tube is straight forward if its not gone too far but you will have to put a hatch in the deck if the tube is cracked part way up.
	Garry Lark 2252, Contender 298 www.cuckoos.eclipse.co.uk