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Re: Newbie with Minifish
wrote: To what are you referring? Who described Arizona?
By Randy Kramer · #17081 ·
Re: Newbie with Minifish
I think you described Arizona...
By Signal Charlie · #17080 ·
2019!
What's on the Fun Float Plan agenda for 2019? We are finishing a wooden Sunfish Restoration and plan to get a photo of our Standard Sailfish WINNIE, Super Sailfish ZSA and wooden Sunfish ZIP and CHIP,
By Signal Charlie · #17079 ·
Re: Newbie with Minifish
Gail, I have dried out my Force 5 but boats like the F5 and sunfish are prone to getting some water inside and therefore the foam stays wet virtually all sailing season. Impossible to dry them out
By Michael King · #17078 ·
Re: Newbie with Minifish
Dan Feldman was Chair of the Sunfish Class Advisory Council for years. He knows the boat inside and out. His recommendations are here. I count them as a Bible: http://windline.net/how_to.htm
By turluck · #17077 ·
Re: Newbie with Minifish
I dried out my sunfish with a little fan and light bulb, but took about 6 months in garage, I thought about the ideal place would be rent a dehumidified storage room in one of those fort Knox
By Hugh Gardner · #17076 ·
Re: Newbie with Minifish
On the Minifish I have, I would not attempt to separate the deck from the hull. The lip is like an inverted V shape, and I am sure there is epoxy/adhesive on both sides making it about impossible to
By ka1stz@... · #17075 ·
Re: Newbie with Minifish
On the minifish I have the edges are rolled down?, giving it a seamless appearance.
By AM W · #17074 ·
Re: Newbie with Minifish
The Mini fish has the deck rolled over the top of the sides, so there's no easy place to slip the putty knife in to break that joint, like on the Sunfish. You could still separate the deck on the
By Mark Suszko · #17073 ·
Re: Newbie with Minifish
Does that mean you can't even partially separate the deck from the hull like to peel it back at the ends? [sunfish_sailor] wrote:
By Randy Kramer · #17072 ·
Re: Newbie with Minifish
I think the big difference is that you can't separate the top from the bottom on a mini fish.
By AM W · #17071 ·
Re: Newbie with Minifish
Are you both (or is everybody here) talking about the same boat, that is, a Sunfish or a Minifish? Does it make a difference? [sunfish_sailor] wrote:
By Randy Kramer · #17070 ·
Re: Newbie with Minifish
Oh that's good, answers my question too. Thanks Mark. Oh, and happy new year sunfish sailors!
By Tom Salwasser · #17069 ·
Re: Newbie with Minifish
I like the vacuum idea. Shop vacs allow you to hook the hose in reverse as well.
By AM W · #17068 ·
Re: Newbie with Minifish
Mike, having pried up the foredeck on my restoration, as well as trying to work thru ports, I'd say partial deck separation and re-attachment is not only faster and easier, but looks better when
By Mark Suszko · #17067 ·
Re: Newbie with Minifish
I have a old sunfish I rescued from a back yard. It came with decent rigging and sail and I have sailed it often this past summer. Not much water came out when I opened the ports but I suspect all
By Michael King · #17066 ·
Re: Newbie with Minifish
I am still a member. Alive and on the right side of the grass. I will have Minifish sails in a couple of months. I am getting a bunch made along with Sunfish sails.
By cjo1023 · #17065 ·
Re: Newbie with Minifish
I bought several Sunfish parts (including a sail) from Craig Obara, cjo1023@... and I was very happy with his prices, quality, and service. I'm not sure if he has a Minifish sail but you could
By Tom Leone · #17064 ·
Re: Newbie with Minifish
So this morning the inside of the hull is very dry! Sweet! FYI a dry Minifish hull with no foam at all in it weighs 78.2 lbs. :) To answer some questions, a new sail is available on eBay from CT
By ka1stz@... · #17063 ·
Re: Newbie with Minifish
Thanks for the update. I also have a gutted minifish with flexy spots on the hull. Interested in seeing how others handle the support issue?.
By AM W · #17062 ·