Laser hull
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Forum Name: Repair & maintenance
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Topic: Laser hull
Posted By: skifftim
Subject: Laser hull
Date Posted: 01 Jul 11 at 9:13am
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I've done it at last the deck and hull on my 8.1 have all but parted company, so I bought another old knacker of a hull but what to do with the broken one? The local council say they wont accept it, chopping it up is a nightmare.... Has anyone any thoughts on this, please,Tim ------------- RS300 429 B14 644 |
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Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 01 Jul 11 at 11:39am
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where is it located and what is the repair needed? Ebay is always a good laugh. ------------- |
Posted By: didlydon
Date Posted: 01 Jul 11 at 12:03pm
One of those electric demolition saws will make short work of it if you can beg borrow or steal one! ------------- Vareo 365 |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 01 Jul 11 at 1:29pm
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Councils obviously vary - I've taken several boats to the dump over the years. Chop it to pieces and stick it in bin bags? Or as said above, ebay it! Save you the cost of a saw...
------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: Late starter
Date Posted: 01 Jul 11 at 4:33pm
| Ancient grp hulls are easy to break, 10 minutes with a decent sized hammer and you'll end up with a pile of small bits that can be fed into bins etc. Not as satisfying perhaps as burning old wooden boats on the club bonfire, but it works ! |
Posted By: LarFinn
Date Posted: 01 Jul 11 at 6:06pm
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Your club doesn't want to use it as a shore based training aid? ------------- Andi Finn GBR75 |
Posted By: tomoore1
Date Posted: 01 Jul 11 at 10:32pm
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Make it into the perfectly shaped hiking bench! ------------- Restoring Firefly 517 |
Posted By: themeaningoflife
Date Posted: 02 Jul 11 at 8:19am
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With built in mainsheet and tiller for added complication! ------------- Cambridge University Lightweight Rowing Club RS800 1128 kindly sponsored by http://www.rwo-marine.com" rel="nofollow - RWO Marine |
Posted By: skifftim
Date Posted: 02 Jul 11 at 9:14am
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Thanks Guys, it looks like an ebay item followed by a chopping frenzy as my local clubs say no thankyou, hey ho! ------------- RS300 429 B14 644 |
Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 02 Jul 11 at 9:58pm
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Skifftim - where is the boat and whats the damage? ------------- |
Posted By: skifftim
Date Posted: 02 Jul 11 at 11:55pm
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Twyford near Reading one side has a split 1 metre long the other 1 and a half metres long, deck to hull joint.
Tim ------------- RS300 429 B14 644 |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 03 Jul 11 at 7:43pm
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If that is the only damage, it is pretty easy to mend. ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: skifftim
Date Posted: 03 Jul 11 at 10:54pm
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This is true but I got fed up with sticking it back together, The 8.1 rig and my weight are to much for the repair. I could of course have ground it out and reglassed it but hey life is to short and there are a lot of sound but scruffy hulls out there.
Thanks Rupert for the thought, Tim ------------- RS300 429 B14 644 |