Recent content by Gaboury

It's true that I haven't confirmed that the cockpit and hull are disconnected. I have no other evidence, except that I can push the two holes into alignment. (I can't see much through the drain hole.) The article I found (attachment) indicates it is a bad idea to put in a brass bushing if...

Why is there less sailing in the south than the north? Check out the wind resource atlas at http://rredc.nrel.gov/wind/pubs/atlas/maps/chap2/2-01m.html The south gets a lot less wind.

I have a serious self-bailer problem and would love to hear from anyone who has past experience. My Laser is from the early 80s, and I’ve owned it 2 years. The problem is that the bailer hole in the cockpit is not quite concentric with the hole in the hull. (I removed the autobailer assembly and...