?Michael, I appreciate all the good information from you.
On Tue, May 5, 2020, 8:24 PM Michael King <
mrmike17@...> wrote:
Lane,
The backside of my cam cleat is not inside the hull.? Mine is an early sunfish and the deck overhangs several inches.? I just cut a backing plate out of a piece of treated deck board and thru bolted it.? Solid as a rock! I have also installed
a horned cleat along side the cam cleat (not pictured, a later improvement) so I can drop my sail from the cockpit w/o having ?to scoot up to the mast cleat.? Also is the pic of the tiller lock which can be adjusted from locked to easy sliding.? I keep enough
tension on it so the tiller will stay put in any position.? It allows me to turn it loose momentarily when tacking so I don’t have to switch hands behind my back.? I am an older guy with less agility, athleticism, and flexibility than I once had, so these
little things make sailing? a bit easier.
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I have also made little carpet covered rails with a small winch ?and roller to make launch and retrieve from my dock.? I’ll post some pics.? Making rigging, launch and retrival easy.? Gets me get out there more often.? No more than 10 minutes
to rig and launch.? Of course having a backyard dock is a great advantage.? Many days I will decide to go at 3:00 and be back and derigged by 5:30.
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Mr Mike
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From: Lane
Sent: Tuesday, May 5, 2020 7:35 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [SunfishSailor] Comments on an old Sunfish
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Michael,
Your main sheet cam cleat looks just like the one I removed from my West Wight Potter 15 when I converted it to aft sheeting.? I just acquired a Starfish which only has a nylon horn cleat for the main sheet in the vertical lip of the cockpit.? I wanted to install
the aforementioned cam cleat, so was happy to see you've done this.? I don't think the underside of the deck is readily accessible on mine to easily put on a backup plate.? Is yours?? How did you prepare the hull for that installation?? Any pictures would
be appreciated.
Lane
