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I agree with you, Gail. Getting a waterlogged hull dried out takes lots of PATIENCE, but it's worth every bit of it! My '75 hull started out at 210 lb. I cut inspection ports and circulated air using

Now that's an effective way to get the water out! Wish I had a place I could set that up for 3-5 days and try it! Sincerely, Gail ~~~/)~~~/)~~~~/)~~~/)~~~/)~~~~/)~ Gail M. Turluck ISCA Masters

Hi everybody, Nice attitude Gail, I've always thought work for two days and sail for five was a great way to go. From personal experience, 185lbs to 128lbs, inspection ports and an old fashioned

Hello Gail, Your dissertation on maintenance and the enjoyment of sailing is fabulous - many thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge and experience with this group.

Dear Wayne, My view on the waterlogged blocks issue is that it took years (anywhere from 10 to 40) for the water to get in; folks buying a used Sunfish that is waterlogged simply need to realize it's

Hi Gail, The situation of waterlogged hulls seems to come up every year. In the course of addressing the problem no one mentions how much weight is just too much. There must be a dividing line between

Hi Greg, By the way, welcome to the group. I took a look at your photos...... Here's my 2 worth: The chipped section - Using a putty knife, awl, utility knife - something like that remove all the

Sorry about that. I posted all of the photos I had on the group under the folder hull damage. Thanks, Greg --- Wayne Carney <wcarney@...> wrote:

Hey Ed, Great pics ! Looks like your daughter is sailing faster than you are. 8^) Oh, and the duck in your photo is a nice touch. Wayne

Hi Greg,

Hello, I finally pulled the fish from the basement, where it sat for the last 5 years. While washing it, I decided to sand off the paint that had been put on by the previous owner. What I found

Suggest you go to www.windline.net and read extensively. Lots of good tips and tricks for drying out a Sunfish hull. Note: no matter what method is used, patience and time is required. Sincerely, Gail

J, Please remind me again, how much weight has your boat gained? I've never heard of vacuuming out the water. What sort of approach are you thinking of? Wayne

Hi all, I was very interested to read the messages regarding water in the sunfish. Since the hair dryer approach didn't seem to dry out the floatation material I was wondering if a wet-dry vac would

--- In sunfish_sailor@..., "Wayne" <wcarney@f...> wrote: Wayne, I was out getting my wisdom teeth removed. The Other Fish folder is a good idea. I took a look at the Barracuda. The nose

Hi Nolan, The current factory setup instructions counts rings UP from the bottom and it says to tie the halyard between the 9th and 10th sail rings. However, the diagram shows the halyard between the

I've seen several photos where there seems to be more room between the deck and the lower boom (especially at the gooseneck) than on my boat. I'm wondering if my mast is set lower in the step, is

A note on the foam blocks. A buddy of mine bought a beater Sunfish I had ... He pulled out the styrofoam blocks and left them in his heated basement for a winter. In the spring when he went to pick

Ed, I am thinking that at the time your Gulf Coast was built foam floatation may not have been a Coast Guard requirement. Don't quote me on this, though. It's something I may research when I have some

Foam blocks? My fish clone (Gulf Coast circa 1971) as far as I can tell has no such item in it. As I have no inspection port, though I looked up her drain plug and all I see is the structural