Re: For Sale--Sunfish
Nice job. I built mine from african mohagny. For the tiller did you just
copy and existing tiller?
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Dave Aronson
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#17926
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Re: For Sale--Sunfish
I built my own rudder, tiller and extension, but bought standard sunfish parts for around $150.
* Stainless Steel Gudgeon Bracket for the Sunfish $13 (Intensity Sails)
* Rudder Tension Spring for the
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Ralph Walker
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#17925
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Re: For Sale--Sunfish
That's the thing about used Sunfishes; they are worth more parted-out than whole. But I don't think i'd ever do that to mine.?
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Mark Suszko
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#17924
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Re: For Sale--Sunfish
The cheek assembly and yiller brackets drive the cost up significantly.
Mr Mike
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Michael King
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#17923
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Re: For Sale--Sunfish
I think it was about $130 , and I got composite dagger board for about that much
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Hugh Gardner
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#17922
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Re: For Sale--Sunfish
That’s interesting. Thanks for the information.
Doug
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Doug Nelson
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#17921
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Re: For Sale--Sunfish
I bought a new style composite rudder blade for less than $200 from intensity sails
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Hugh Gardner
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#17920
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Re: For Sale--Sunfish
Doug,
I agree they are expensive. I stumbled on the new style cheek and traded some tools for it. The oak board big enough to make the rudder was about $25…..so I got away cheap and I sold the old
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Michael King
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#17919
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Re: For Sale--Sunfish
Nice. I’ll check it out.
Cost of converting is almost prohibitive. Can find a used Sunfish for around $400. Parts to convert Is that much.
Doug
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Doug Nelson
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#17918
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Re: For Sale--Sunfish
Google sunfish rudder dimensions 1971 and it will likely pop up. I made a cardboard pattern from the internet drawing, transferred it to a red oak board. Cut it out, a bit of planning, drilling
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Michael King
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#17917
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Re: For Sale--Sunfish
So you acquired the new rudder cheek and used a new red oak “blank” to fit the rudder cheek? Might you come up with the dimensions? Interesting idea.
Thanks
Doug
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Doug Nelson
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#17916
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Re: For Sale--Sunfish
I made a completely new rudder when I converted to the new style. The pattern iq quite different. I found dimensions on the internet somewhere and made it out of red oak. I sold the old one on
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Michael King
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#17915
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Re: For Sale--Sunfish
Can you convert an “old style” rudder blade to a “new style” rudder cheek?
Doug Nelson
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Doug Nelson
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#17914
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My Sunfish has sold
A member of the Ninnescah Sailing Club at Lake Cheney near Wichita, KS
purchased boat and trailer for their youth training group. Lucky them,
lucky me! And so I close out 50 years of sailing.
Dave
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Dave Redmon
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#17913
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Re: For Sale--Sunfish
Sorry, I sent it as a followup to my for sale listing earlier that same
day--a listing with the same subject wording. I figured this list is small
enough folks could figure it out.
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Dave Redmon
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#17912
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Re: For Sale--Sunfish
FYI, I would never reply to a message like this. There is no info, just a blind request to capture my email address. Where is this Sunfish? How much? Thenmaybe I would know if its even worth the
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Mike Foster <mfoster@...>
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#17911
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Re: For Sale--Sunfish
My email: ldredmon at gmail.com
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Dave Redmon <daveredmon@...>
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#17910
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For Sale--Sunfish & trailer
#Vanguard
For sale 2000 Sunfish sailboat made by Vanguard. Hull, sail, spars and blades in very good condition. Included are several upgrades plus a newish trailer with spare tire and SLO boat cover. A Sunfish
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Dave Redmon
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#17909
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Re: Leak at traveler - minifish
Joel,
Take a look at Evercoat Marine Polyester Gel Paste. It’s basically a gap sealing gelcoat that is pretty easy to mix and apply.
I was recently introduced to it on another forum and it’s
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John Wang
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#17908
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Re: Leak at traveler - minifish
Thank you! I probably missed some area with patch or didn’t get it as thick as I hoped and made a good hole when sanding. I think I’ll thicken up some epoxy to fill in and then when dry will use
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Joel Grist
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#17907
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