New Files Posted
To All, Three new resources have been contributed to the FILES area. First is a Sunfish Manual. This is a 1992 factory setup manual showing the basic rigging of a sunfish. The photos are not such good
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Wayne <wcarney@...>
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#521
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New poll for sunfish_sailor
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the sunfish_sailor group: How Did You Learn To Sail? o Self Taught o Read books o Learned from a Family Member or Friend o Learned at Summer Camp
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sunfish_sailor@...
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#520
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Re: New to the Group, new to sailing
Hi Wes, That sounds like a good question for a group poll. Watch for future group announcements. Anyone can learn by jumping in, but the method is probably more discouraging that encouraging. As with
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Wayne Carney <wcarney@...>
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#519
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Re: New to the Group, new to sailing
In a message dated 6/18/2004 10:47:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, tulsaculture2004@... writes: How many out there actually took lessons or did you just jump in and Learn by trial and error? I was
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Joe
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Re: New to the Group, new to sailing
Well, if your email address means you're in Tulsa, OK, I suggest you contact the Southwest Regional Representative of the Sunfish Class to get local contact people to help you get started. Go to
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Gail M. Turluck <turluck@...>
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#517
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New to the Group, new to sailing
Hello, I am glad I found this group. I consider myself new to sailing except that I did go out with a friend on his sunfish when I was a youngster. The experience never left me so I decided to get a
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Will <tulsaculture2004@...>
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#516
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Re: Gelcoat repair under the lip....
Hi esteroali, I've seen this condition on many boats. Seems the gelcoat is thin in this area and tends to crack easily. In most cases it appears to be just the gelcoat layer unless there's been a
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Wayne Carney <wcarney@...>
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#515
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Rigging the sunfish
This is my first post to this group. Monday I got out my new boat and started to rig the sails, rudder and center board. It was not the easiest process. The one thing that I need to know is where does
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Jack Tumbleweed Richardson <jackrichardson@...>
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#514
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FW: Sunfish Summer Sailstice Celebrations
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Malcolm Dickinson <malcolm@...>
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Re: Gelcoat repair under the lip....
And that MAY have been an individual reaction. I work with the stuff every now and then with no respirator and no problems....... Dave J sd0044@... ==============================================
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Dave Jeffries <sd0044@...>
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Re: Gelcoat repair under the lip....
Try this: http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10001&productId=59276 It's a gel coat repair kit that includes coloring agents. I used it
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Charles Neuman
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Re: Do I need a mast head fly?
I'm no expert, but I learned that local conditions (i.e. right on the water near the shore) sometimes have more effect than the weather conditions that are reported for the nearest town. In the
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Charles Neuman
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Re: Digest Number 173
Slank, My advise is to look at the trees. If the wind is blowing hard enough to make the branches move, I get interested. If the is sufficient breeze to keep the leaves fluttering and branches
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charles Henry <judgehenry@...>
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Re: Gelcoat repair under the lip....
colorless/green and the Also, under the lip, aluminum edging is Dremmeled out and this? Any hints when putting the fiberglass and drill out http://aquaskier.com/articles/gel_coat_repair.htm this looks
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kendall <merc2dogs@...>
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#508
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Re: Do I need a mast head fly?
Hi Shawn, This reminds me of an old Ziggy cartoon where Ziggy complains, "Why do they always give the weather report for the airport when I really need one for the bus stop". I have sworn that the
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Wayne Carney <wcarney@...>
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Gelcoat repair under the lip....
I am repairing my 79 Sunfish. The Gelcoat paste I bought is colorless/green and the panit is bright, bright white. is there a recommended tint product? Also, under the lip, where the bottom of the
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esteroali <esteroali@...>
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Do I need a mast head fly?
Alright Wayne and/or Gail or whomever else can help. I'm having trouble judging wind direction and speed. My local weather man swore on his mother-in-laws' life that I would have a 10 knot breeze out
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slank23@...
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Re: used sunfish experience
Hi Mike: I'm not really a part of this conversation but noticed that you were in Brewerton. I'm in Baldwinsville. Did you get my post to the group about a AMF Windflight14 for sale in my neighborhood.
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Robert Curley
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Re: used sunfish experience
There has to be a dozen of them within a mile of my house but none for sale.I live on Oneida Lake and there are a ton of them sitting in peoples yards rotting away. Mike >
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pibracing
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Re: used sunfish experience
The ad for the sunfish that I looked at is no longer in the paper. If you'd like me to contact them to see if it's still available, E- mail me & I'll let you know. It's approximately an hour and a
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newtosail <newtosail@...>
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#502
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