Re: Windflite 14
I have a Windflite 14 and yes it is almost a Sunfish. Some of the drawbacks are Sunfish racing clubs won't let you join/race. There is no aft storage compartment and it would be difficult to add
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ted schleappi
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first sail
Hi gang!
I finally got out on the sunfish this past Saturday!
Having sailed nothing but a Hobie 18 the last several years, I must admit that the performance was a little of a let-down, but I think
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John C
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Re: new owner questions
Howdy Carlos,
Welcome to the group.
Great feeling, sailing. Puts your hand on the pulse of the planet.
Careful, you can grow some nasty molds in a container that can't breathe. A
piece of 8" to
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Wayne Carney <wcarney@...>
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#339
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Re: new owner questions
Hi Carlos,
Yeah, I know how ot feels to begin sailing, wonderful isn't it!
I am 62 and still get the thrill!
I'd suggest that you store the sails in a closed container....most of my sails are larger
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Fred Robinson
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#338
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new owner questions
Hello:
I have recently returned from a trip to our family lake cabin in the
Adirondacks in Upstate NY. I bought a used Sunfish by phone
from a neighbor before arriving, and had the time of my life
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calden3 <calden3@...>
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#337
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Re: hunting sunfish
--- icekayaker <coldkayaker@...> wrote:
Hi: I'm in Central NY. Someone in my neighborhood
has an AMF Windflight14 for sail. It looks almost
exactly like a Sunfish and judging by the hardware
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Robert Curley
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Re: Sunfish VS Lasers
Thanks for the insight. I should elaborate, I have an old beat up
Holder 12 (looks like laser) that I brought back to life and put a
sunfish rig on. Has a 12' mast instead of the stock 10', and
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shortypen <shorty@...>
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Re: Hiking Straps
Hi Frank,
Well, new boats come with a strap and retro kits are available - see item
"N" here http://www.windlinesail.com/sfup.htm
I use the foot-under-the-cockpit-lip myself, but the strap sure
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Wayne Carney <wcarney@...>
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Re: Sunfish VS Lasers
This is a never ending source of comment/argument.
2003 Portsmouth number for a Laser: 91.3. 2003 Portsmouth number for a
Sunfish: 99.6. This means the numbers claim that the Laser is a
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Gail M. Turluck <turluck@...>
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#333
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Re: Hiking Straps
That's the way to go. I'm pretty sure Dan Feldman at Wind Line Sails has a
link in his "How To" section of his web site for installing one.
http://www.windline.net/
Good luck. It's about a 3 hour
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Gail M. Turluck <turluck@...>
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#332
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Sunfish VS Lasers
Was wondering how sunfish compare when raced against Lasers. Anyone
have any experience and advice in this area?
Thanks
Shorty
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shortypen <shorty@...>
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#331
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Hiking Straps
I was thinking of installing a single hiking strap for simplicity.
Any comments??
Frank
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frankie745 <fdo.nospam@...>
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#330
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Re: hunting sunfish
wrote:
Thanks for the advice. And the warm welcome. Still shivering from last
winter ha ha.
Eric
Pennsylvania area.
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icekayaker
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Re: hunting sunfish
Hi Eric,
Welcome and come on in out of the cold.
You might also post a message here:
http://www.datasync.com/~sunfish/SunfishBoard/wwwboard.html
If you find a Fish or even a clone, hang with this
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Wayne Carney <wcarney@...>
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#328
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hunting sunfish
Hi
I an hunting a Sunfish to buy. I am located in central Pennsylvania area.
Anyone close by looking to sell? I am looking for a complete boat. One
that could be sailed the day of purchase. I am
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icekayaker
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Re: Rudder and tiller help
Most suspect places to look are the entire daggerboard trunk, mast step, and
if you have the old style rudder (brass fittings), the screw into the bottom
of the hull. After those comes the rim of the
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Gail M. Turluck <turluck@...>
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Re: Rudder and tiller help
Hi Wayne,
I noticed you are active on this list and the beachcats list.
I'm embarrased to say that I haven't gotten to sail the sunfish yet. The later part of the summer has been quite busy. I took
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John C
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Re: Rudder and tiller help
Hi Mike,
There are some tricks, e.g, Sit on the leeward side to help the sail to
fill, sit down in the cockpit, push the boom out to catch some wind. You'll
learn as you sail more.
Knowledge AND
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Wayne Carney <wcarney@...>
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#324
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Re: Rudder and tiller help
Please dry it out ASAP.
The styrofoam inside can soak up the water if it is left inside. It then becomes a real nightmare getting the water back out of the styrofoam. Sometimes it isn't possible
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Dave & Joyce <sd0044@...>
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#323
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Re: Rudder and tiller help
Thanks, Wayne. I took my Sunfish out for the first time last
weekend. What an education!
Saturday was too calm, and I could barely putt around. Sunday was
too windy (15+ knots?) for a first-time
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fnhspartan
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#322
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