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  1. frozenokie

    Top speed on Laser bass boat????????

    OK. Maybe I should try asking everyone's opinion on this. I originally posted for ally260 to answer, but I thought I would throw this bone... First - I own a '79 18 ft Laser Bass Boat powered by a fresh (not broke in yet) '86 115HP Mercury (bored .030 over) with a Michigan SS speed prop...
  2. frozenokie

    Question for ally260

    Hey ally260, I noticed on another posting that you love Lasers. I also viewed the pics of your project Laser. Holy crap! That looks just like my '79 Laser. I'm also currently restoring the underdeck stuff. My cap also has the same exact configuration. Questions: What year is your Laser and what...
  3. frozenokie

    More progress - Stringers and Pour Foam

    Once, again... I've been busy all weekend with glassing stringers, finishing the aft battery and fuel tank compartment, preparing the front compartment deck and main floor deck for water seal and glassing - that will happen next weekend. Details: I glassed all three stringers with poly and...
  4. frozenokie

    Laser Bass Boat stringer progress

    Well, here are some photos as promised in my stringer work on this boat. I removed the cap and all the stringer material. I installed new stringers and made a new floor piece that goes under the front deck for storage as it didn't have one before. I also replaced the little back piece that is...
  5. frozenokie

    Removing the cap of this bass boat

    Well fellas - I finally come to the conclusion that the cap must be removed. :( After digging out more foam and old rotted stringer material, the idea of joining new stringers to old ones just flew out the window! This decision was also greatly influenced by all the replies to my other posts and...
  6. frozenokie

    Using Antifreeze to kill wood rot

    I remember someone telling me (in this forum) about using antifreeze to kill the wood rot on the ends of my stringers before rejoining the new stringers. I assume that it'll have to dry back out after doing so. How long will this take? Usually, the humidity is high here so would I be better off...
  7. frozenokie

    Est. HP of a older Merc Tower of Power

    I have a 1976 Mercury 1150 (115HP) Inline 6 that has had the power head replaced with a 1986 model powerhead. The new head has been bored .30 over stock. It has stock style pistons in it - with the half-moon shaped rise in the center. My question is: What HP rating would this motor be now? I've...
  8. frozenokie

    Boat hull @ keel is thin - need to thicken

    Re: Boat hull @ keel is thin - need to thicken Hey Oops - Here are some photos of my boat until I can get another sunny day to get better ones. Before I can get some of the restore stuff, I have to downsize my files in order to post here. I'll be working on it.
  9. frozenokie

    How do I post photos?

    I have stringer/floor replacement project going on a bass boat and would like to know how to post pics to help explain and show what I'm doing. Also, to get better advice from all. Thanks for any help in this... ;)
  10. frozenokie

    Boat hull @ keel is thin - need to thicken

    I'm ready to do the stringers and floor of this hull when weather permits and I noticed while cleaning out the hull that I could actually see the sunlight through the keel of the hull!!! It's a strip about 2 ft. long and 3/4" wide, right beneath whwere the new stringer will be going. After...
  11. frozenokie

    Need windshield for '79 Laser Bass Boat

    The more I look, the more I'm disappointed with not being able to find a windshield that I believe will fit the console of this boat. I've even emailed a custom boat windshield maker with a sketch of what I need and haven't had any replies. Now that I don't understand at all since they claim to...
  12. frozenokie

    Installing floor drains

    I'm currently doing stringer/foam/fiberglass work on my 79 Laser bass boat. I plan to install a floor drain or two in the floor to drain any rainwater directly to the proper drain channel(s) under the new floor and I was also thinking of using a rubberized spray to coat the floor ply for...
  13. frozenokie

    Repairing stringers 1979 Laser Bass Boat

    These stringers weren't just rotted, they were COMPLETELY mushed, kind of resembled mud. I'm thinking of leaving about an inch of vertical fiberglass (that used to encase the stringers) to reattach the new fiberglass to after proofing the stringers. I also plan to "strap" the stringers together...
  14. frozenokie

    Need replacement decal for Laser Bass Boat

    I'm getting ready to restore the fiberglass on this 1979 Laser of Grapevine hull and cap. I'm not having any luck finding any information as to where I can purchase the original style decal that is on the boat cap and my feeling is I might be totally out of luck. Can anyone direct me to the...
  15. frozenokie

    Tach problem on 115hp inline 6

    I have purchased a used boat that has a "hybrid" motor set-up. It's a 1976 1150 (115hp) skeleton and controls including guages. The power head has been updated to a 1986 model. When idling the engine, the tach sits at about 200-300 rpm. When I tap on the guage, the needle jumps a little but...
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