Re: Title and Permit Fees
Hi again, In Calif, the boat has to be registered if it is over 8'. Plus there are use fees with a sticker every two years. Oh then many of the lakes in the more populated areas have launch or day use
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Sharon Conley <conley49@...>
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Re: Title and Permit Fees
Our trailer registration for NY is about $10. In fact, I don't think they even make a profit, by the time they process it and issue the license plate. So far the boat is free to have. The state
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Charles Neuman
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Title and Permit Fees
Oooooo..., double youch Here in Colorado there's a nominal ($5 I think) fee to title the boat, a $15 DMV fee to title a trailer. We pay an annual $18.50 state boat permit fee and $15 annual trailer
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Wayne Carney <wcarney@...>
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Locating Hull ID
Hi Ed, I have been pondering your situation and I can't seem to find anything in the Sunfish literature that tells me what boat you have. The GC14 tag is a new one to me. You say: If I'm not mistaken
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Wayne Carney <wcarney@...>
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Re: Greetings
Youch. In NY I don't have to register my Sunfish because it's less than 14' and doesn't have a motor. But I heard they might change that. Charles
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Charles Neuman
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Re: Greetings
Hi Howard, I had seen the FAQ at the Sunfish web site, but I have not been able to locate any numbers anywhere on the hull. My "Fish" has the aluminum strip around the hull / deck joint and no storage
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Sharon Conley <conley49@...>
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Re: Greetings
Hi Charles... But it did cost me $200 to transfer the title at the Calif DMV. Ed Charles Neuman <charles@...> wrote:Way to go. I'll give you $2 for it. 100% profit! :) Charles Neuman
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Sharon Conley <conley49@...>
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Re: Greetings
Ed, go to http://www.sunfishclass.org (I'm pretty sure that's the URL). I believe they have a FAQ about identifying older 'fish. Here's the brief version, - rolled edges where deck meets hull (vs
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Howard Bishop <bishop2398@...>
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Re: Greetings
Way to go. I'll give you $2 for it. 100% profit! :) Charles Neuman Long Island
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Charles Neuman
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Greetings
I am new to your group (obviously). I have a 1972(?) Sunfish that I bought from my neighbor for $1. I sail in the high mountian lakes of the Sierra Nevada, Lake Alpine and Spicer. Also occasionally in
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Ed <conley49@...>
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Re: just saying hello
Hello Dave, Welcome..... You have quite a personal fleet, eh? Sunfish are great boats. Probably the easiest boat to launch and sail single-handed. They epitomize the axiom, "the bigger the boat the
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Wayne Carney <wcarney@...>
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just saying hello
Hi all, I joined your group today, I so thought I'd send a quick note to introduce myself. I live in Wisbech in the UK I sail the north sea and the wash. I have two sunfish that I bought two years ago
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David King <stormdancer250@...>
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Friendly Reminder
The purpose of this group is to host discussions and materials related to sailboats and sailing. This group is un-moderated, but it IS monitored ! Posts that do not fit the purpose - especially those
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Wayne Carney <wcarney@...>
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Re: Today I buy a new SuperSunfish
Hello Bulent, It is great that you are getting a new Sunfish. It is also wonderful that you are introducing your son to the sport of sailing. I cannot think of a better way for a father and son to
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Wayne Carney <wcarney@...>
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Today I buy a new SuperSunfish
Hello guys, Today I buy a new SuperSunfish. I has been in my plan for 3 years. But I wanted an waited for my son to grow up. Now he is 7 years old and this summer it is the right time to begin sail
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bartuz
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Re: Digest Number 37
One system I've seen involves a little crutch that slips into the mast hole and holds the spars up about 6" above the deck. A second wooden piece is held between the bridle straps with string or small
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Malcolm Dickinson <malcolm@...>
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Re: transporting spars
Charles, I use an arrangement made out of 1" PVC. It looks like a pair of stubby goal posts. The front one has one fat leg (3" PVC I think) that was sanded down in diameter until it fit into the mast
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Wayne Carney <wcarney@...>
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transporting spars
Any ideas on how to transport the spars with the boat right-side-up on a trailer? What I'd like to do is lie the spars on top of the boat, but I want to avoid having them lie on the coaming, or
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Charles Neuman
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Re: Digest Number 35
Wayne I don't necessarily agree with your advice. I have one of those centerboard slot dollies and it works very well for getting my fish from the van to the water. I pad the hoop that fits into the
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Dan Bennett <alcandan@...>
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Re: dolly
"Wayne Carney" <wcarney@...> wrote: Yes, I bought a dolly from Chris once and it is really neat! (It was a smaller version of his sunfish dolly, made for an Optimist, but I modified it a bit to
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Malcolm Dickinson <malcolm@...>
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