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    Frostbite gear

    Since this thread turned to drysuits, I might as well add my question here. I've looked at drysuits and they are damn expensive. Whats the consensus on second hand drysuits, worth buying? Anything to look at in particular when inspecting a second hand suit?
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    Outhaul setup - long post...

    Seems about right for a 2 (?) purchase outhault setup. It works alot better if you have those metal eyes that keep the loop shape in the line and also have less friction that rope on rope. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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    Sailors in Vancouver, B.C?

    Hi, I'm just wondering if there are any Laser sailor on the forum that are based in Vancouver. I'm in Vancouver and want to find a practicing buddy.
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    Problems with my centerboard well.

    Maybe if you have inspection ports you can do some work on it, alough it seems extremely difficult.
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    Sailing in strong wind

    Ok, so we finally had super awesome winds at my club (Jericho, Vancouver) and it was blowing between 15 and 20 knots all day. I found beating to be really challenging, and could barely keep the boat flat, and had to constantly pinch - often to the point of bubbling the luff. I know my sail was...
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    How do I fix, paint, repair my Laser hull?

    pez: Did all that paining significantly add weight to your boat? It seems a bit excessive.
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    Trouble pointing upwind

    TimClark: Do you have the outhaul on tight enough? Actually, now that I think about it, it wasn't as tight as I would have liked, and the age of the sail adds to the fact that it is rather stretched out - I seem to have very little control over the shape of the sail. It was pretty flat at the...
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    Trouble pointing upwind

    So I was racing today (its a good way to judge my progress) and I had a lot of problems 'reading' the sail and wind. So I don't have my own boat (yet) and am using club boats (which are old and not so good). The sails are kind of baggy (and old, I think the one I was using said 98 NA Nationals...

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