How to Buy A Used (Second Hand) Laser/ILCA Dinghy 

Big thing to know when buying is the condition of the trailer tyres. Original tyres are usually 10 inch and tyres don’t last forever. Ok if you only have to drag your boat a few Ks to your usual launch spot but if you have to travel a bit the tyres need to be reasonably roadworthy and you don’t want to be on the side of the road with a damaged tyre. Problem is they don’t make 10 inch tyres anymore. I had to upgrade my new to me laser with 13 inch tyres. Managed to buy trailer wheels with tyres fitted. Had to change the hubs to suit the new wheels. They come with bearings fitted but if not fitting bearing buddies you need the normal seals not the marine seals. Marin seals have larger clearance that allow grease to escape if overfilled using the bearing buddie. More for trailers that enter the water. You will also need new guards. All up it cost me more than $700.00 to upgrade my wheels. Something to consider when buying an old boat.

The soft thrashed hull in that first image was my old junk hull. 😂

Great video-really helpful

Ventilation hole in the cockpit - was not there in at least the first 90000, but good ideas. Hull number until at least 1981 were under the hook in the front Amazing how few are sold per year now

Thank a lot for this video, very useful

My sail number is 18464 which is before what the website says. Also should I be ripping around this thing or restoring it? It’s been painted (not well) I’m kinda torn do I preserve it or just enjoy it