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Re: Thanks for help, and another question
I have a quick question about the harken block and swivel base. I picked up the harken 144 swivel base and noticed the it looks like Most people are using the 205 (lower profile) . Is the 144 going to
By matt_mcdv <matt_mcdv@...> · #540 ·
Re: Thanks for help, and another question
Ned, I'm a casual Sunfish cruiser, so if you are looking for class-legal racing rigging you need to get more sage info from Gail, Wayne and others. For ratchet mainsheet blocks, see
By Nolan Habegger <nolanhabegger@...> · #538 ·
Re: minifish set-up
Wayne, Thanks much for your help. Enjoy and happy sailing! Ron ===== Ron Elfenbein, MD __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam
By ron elfenbein <elfenber@...> · #539 ·
Re: minifish set-up
Hi, Thanks. I sort of figured. I sailed it set-upo like I thought it should be and it worked, it just did nto look right to me. Thanks for the help! Ron --- techmoose99 <fesmrarsdrtg@...>
By ron elfenbein <elfenber@...> · #541 ·
Thanks for help, and another question
First, I want to thank particularly Gail and Wayne for answers to my recent question about a newly pruchased Sunfish. Your were very helpful. Thanks a lot! I put the Fish in the water for the first
By ngatewd <ngatewd@...> · #537 ·
Re: minifish set-up
Hi Ron, I also recently acquired a Minifish. Although I haven't sailed the Minifish yet, I have used it's sail and spars on another boat. It is just like rigging a Sunfish. The only difference I can
By techmoose99 <fesmrarsdrtg@...> · #536 ·
Re: minifish set-up
Hi Ron, There are some photos of a Minifish in the group PHOTOS area. These might help some. If you'd like larger copies and have a highspeed connection contact me "off list" and I will email the
By Wayne Carney <wcarney@...> · #535 ·
Re: Foam
Hi Jim, I believe Alcort used the wood boat building technology of the day. In a nutshell, the boats were nailed and screwed together with each joint sealed using a waterproof glue and/or calk. Then
By Wayne Carney <wcarney@...> · #534 ·
Re: Foam
Just to add a tiny bit more...and ask a question. Sunfish were produced with marine grade plywood before they were made of fiberglass. Those earliest Sunfish had no foam. What I've not yet been able
By findleyjh@... · #532 ·
Re: First trip out
Way to go Jack, There's no question that you can learn to sail the self-taught method. It does, however, lend itself to being just full of surprises. If there was ever a boat that made this approach
By Wayne Carney <wcarney@...> · #531 ·
First trip out
It was an interesting moment when I pushed the Sunfish off the bank into the pond. Up here in Maine a pond can be 224 acres large. As mentioned earlier I had never sailed before but read every book I
By Jack Tumbleweed Richardson <jackrichardson@...> · #530 ·
Rub rail and cockpit trim
I have just ordered the heavy-duty rub rail and plastic cockpit trim to replace the old aluminum trim and cockpit trim on my 1978 Sunfish but the items did not come with any installation instructions.
By markhamgunter · #529 ·
minifish set-up
HI, I acquired a minifish and am having some difficulty setting it up. I took it out for a spin the other day and had a blast but I know the lines were not set up correctly. Any suggestions or id3eas
By elfenber <elfenber@...> · #533 ·
Hudson River
I just got a Phantom (Sunfish copy). Took it out for the first time last weekend. Had a blast! Launched from Englewood Boat basin, just north of NYC. Can see the NY Skyline while I sail. Anyone else
By David J. Diller <davidjdiller@...> · #528 ·
Re: Foam
Just to add a bit to what Gail has said.... Some time in, I believe, the '70's the USCG made it mandatory for all factory built boats up to a certain size to contain enough floatation to prevent them
By Wayne Carney <wcarney@...> · #527 ·
Re: Foam
All Sunfish have styrofoam blocks that are the interior support between the deck and the hull. Various years have more or less two-part foam to glue those blocks into place. If you are adding an
By Gail M. Turluck <turluck@...> · #526 ·
Foam
Do all Sunfish have foam inside of them or was that just the older boats? Thanks Mike
By pibracing · #525 ·
Re: Rigging the sunfish
Hi Wayne, Thanks for the info. I will get into the files area and check it out. I am excited about getting onto the water shortly. Jack _____ Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 2:07 AM To:
By Jack Richardson <jackrichardson@...> · #524 ·
Re: Rigging the sunfish
Hi Jack, The halyard should go through a fairlead (looks like a little 1 finger size handle) on the deck at the base of the mast. It then ties off on a cleat just behind the mast. See the group FILES
By Wayne Carney <wcarney@...> · #523 ·
New file uploaded to sunfish_sailor
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the sunfish_sailor group. File : /Repair Guides/PARTS1.JPG Uploaded by : sail_231
By sunfish_sailor@... · #522 ·