Re: How to remove sail ring clips
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Hello all, ? Last time I changed the sail I used a VERY large screwdriver and just twisted the head at the same spot the video indicated was being done with a much smaller screwdriver. The clips just popped right off without breaking any. ? I can remember when I was a kid, back in the late 1960s/1970s there was actually a tool designed for this purpose (if anyone has one out there I would be happy to purchase it). It looked like a (one) hole punch for paper but had a little bit of a forked projection that would fit behind the clip and then as you actuated the mechanics of the contraption it would put pressure on the protruding stud and the clip would pop open. ? Since reentering the world of Sunfish, after a 45 year hiatus three years ago, I looked around to see if I might've saved it to no avail. ? Happy days, ? Mark ? Mark A. Kastel Sunfish 7500 La Crosse, Wisconsin Kastel@... 608-625-2042 ?
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Subject: [sunfish_sailor] Re: How to remove sail ring clips? ? Nice tip. You can also take those needle nose and grab the end of the tab with the long edge of the pliers, then roll the tab back over the button. Sometimes the tab breaks, but usually new tabs are going back on. We lace our sails onwith 1/8th inch line, like Alcort used to.
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