I'm still here, but only reading. I agree it would be good to not lose the valuable reference info that's been posted here over many years.
All the best for the 2024 sailing season!
Tony H.
On Sun, 14 Jan 2024 at 21:22, turluck < gail@...> wrote: Hi Folks,
Who is the admin these days?? Over a year since a message.? A lot going on
Facebook but this it a great reference source and needs to be maintained.
Sincerely,
Gail
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Hi Folks,
Who is the admin these days? Over a year since a message. A lot going on
Facebook but this it a great reference source and needs to be maintained.
Sincerely,
Gail
~~~/)~~~~/)~~/)~~~~~~/)~~~/)~~~~~~~~/)~~~~~
Gail M. Turluck
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Think before you print!
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The Minifish has a hiking strap that runs across the cockpit sideways as opposed to the fore-aft strap in Sunfish.? The configuration is convenient in that it allows the sailor to sit inside and lounge during the long downwind runs (unless the tiller is too long and stabs in the back).
~Rolan
On Monday, January 16, 2023 at 11:03:04 PM EST, turluck <gail@...> wrote:
Yes, the rig is a bit high. Attach the halyard higher on the gaff (upper
spar). Also, slide your boom about 4" forward on the gooseneck.
I don't think Minifish have a hiking strap, but hook your feet under the
cockpit edge and lean out!? Good luck.
Sincerely,
?
Gail
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Gail M. Turluck
Midwest Region Representative
United States Sunfish Class Association
Visit:? to learn about Sunfish racing
Visit: ?to learn about US Sunfish
racing
Visit: to learn about
Midwest activity
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Doing whatever it takes to get more people sailing
and racing Sunfish sailboats in the US Midwest Region!
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Visit:? www.lmsrf.org to learn about sail racing on Lake Michigan
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Yes, the rig is a bit high. Attach the halyard higher on the gaff (upper
spar). Also, slide your boom about 4" forward on the gooseneck.
I don't think Minifish have a hiking strap, but hook your feet under the
cockpit edge and lean out! Good luck.
Sincerely,
?
Gail
~~~~/)~~~/)~~~~~/)~~/)~~~~/)~~~~/)~~~
Gail M. Turluck
Midwest Region Representative
United States Sunfish Class Association
Visit:? to learn about Sunfish racing
Visit: ? to learn about US Sunfish
racing
Visit: to learn about
Midwest activity
~~~~/)~~~/)~~~~~/)~~/)~~~~/)~~~~/)~~~
Doing whatever it takes to get more people sailing
and racing Sunfish sailboats in the US Midwest Region!
~~~~/)~~~/)~~~~~/)~~/)~~~~/)~~~~/)~~~
Visit:? www.lmsrf.org to learn about sail racing on Lake Michigan
Think before you print!
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Inspection ports may be useful for repair from inside if necessary. But I dried my 88 SF without inspection ports. ?I opened the drain hole (starboard side of deck near splashguard) and a drain hole on the transom. ?Each hole is about the size of a dime. ?I taped a small 12 volt squirrel cage type computer fan to the deck drainhole and powered it with a small 15 watt solar panel. To increase heat of the damp air inside I covered the deck with black plastic sheeting. ?After a couple weeks in hot Texas sun, the air coming out the transom hole was less moist, and soon thereafter the boat became noticeably lighter. Its weight was reduced from about 170 to 130 in a month of drying out the soggy foam deck supports. ?This was much easier than installing inspection ports.
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On Jul 12, 2021, at 1:54 PM, cjo1023 via groups.io <cjo1023@...> wrote:
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Since these boats were made with woven roving the strands of fiberglass could look like wood. There should not be any wood in that area. The only wood used was the blocks to attach the deck hardware. On Monday, July 12, 2021, 2:15 PM, Jack Bowie <jack.bowie@...> wrote: Thanks. The rear surface of the slot running inside the boat, seems to be wood. I can pull out splinters.
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Since these boats were made with woven roving the strands of fiberglass could look like wood. There should not be any wood in that area. The only wood used was the blocks to attach the deck hardware.
On Monday, July 12, 2021, 2:15 PM, Jack Bowie <jack.bowie@...> wrote: Thanks. The rear surface of the slot running inside the boat, seems to be wood. I can pull out splinters.
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Thanks. The rear surface of the slot running inside the boat, seems to be wood. I can pull out splinters.
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I presume you meant hole in fiberglass and not wood. If this is the first time you have had a water leak issue I would not rush to drying the boat out with inspection ports. Drain all the water you can, then weigh the boat. If under 145 lbs, no need to dry out in my opinion. But to fix the leak or hole I would use epoxy and my preferred epoxy is PC-11 which you can buy at Ace or Lowes or HD. It is a two part, thicker epoxy like peanut butter and will work even if laminate is wet. But sand that area first, then apply the PC-11. I use wax paper to smooth the epoxy leaving it in place until the epoxy cures. That way you don't have to sand final surface.
I repaired a split Zuma hull with PC-11 on a Saturday afternoon and was back in the water the next day.
On Monday, July 12, 2021, 01:12:27 PM EDT, Jack Bowie <jack.bowie@...> wrote:
Newbie here. Have been running an old AMF SF for five years or so, all well. After sailing a bit this spring, brought in the boat and it was really heavy. Heard sloshing. Okay have a leak. Did a visual inspection and found a problem on the stern end of the daggerboard slot down at the hull. Some cracking of the fiberglass around the opening and I can stick my pinky in a gap in the wood at the back of the slot. No inspection ports, so I'm going to have to add some to dry it out, right? Have been reading all the #daggerboard topics and getting smarter (I hope), but will it be possible to repair the hole from the outside, without opening the boat? Any other suggestions/pointers? Thanks so much.
Jack
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Newbie here. Have been running an old AMF SF for five years or so, all well. After sailing a bit this spring, brought in the boat and it was really heavy. Heard sloshing. Okay have a leak. Did a visual inspection and found a problem on the stern end of the daggerboard slot down at the hull. Some cracking of the fiberglass around the opening and I can stick my pinky in a gap in the wood at the back of the slot. No inspection ports, so I'm going to have to add some to dry it out, right? Have been reading all the #daggerboard topics and getting smarter (I hope), but will it be possible to repair the hole from the outside, without opening the boat? Any other suggestions/pointers? Thanks so much.
Jack
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Re: Free hulls!!! Will deliver locally!!!
He already mentioned that the boats are on Cape Cod.
On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 9:47 AM, East Sandwich Bob <rwpelectrician@...> wrote: Cape Cod in Massachusetts? This question was answered in a previous reply.? Do you read English?
All these replies and such and STILL NO IDEA WHERE YOU ARE......
HELLO? HABLA INGLESE??
WHERE ARE THESE BOATS LOCATED??????
On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 07:05:12 AM EDT, Michael King < mrmike17@...> wrote:
Never cut up a hull.? I found my sunfish on its side against a shed.? It’s a 1977 and had been out in the weather for many, many years.? I put an new ?inspection cover in it, a new drain, dried it out, painted the deck, ?reinforced the
rudder mounting, put on some new hardware and have been sailing it regularly now for about 4 years.? It did come with a mast and spars which had also been outside.? Got it for the price of hauling it away.
?
Mr Mike
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On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 12:03:17 AM CDT, kenfunhog via <kenfunhog=[email protected]> wrote:
If you don’t find takers you might try your local Bot Scout camp.?
On Monday, April 19, 2021, 18:48, East Sandwich Bob <rwpelectrician@...> wrote:
You can have it with your pick of any of the hulls!
?
On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 5:05 PM Mark Kastel <kastel@...> wrote:
Please save the metal rub rail!
?
Mark A. Kastel
Kastel@...
608-625-2042
?
?
?
On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 4:06 PM Steve King <steve@...> wrote:
We sail on Lake Michigan. If you can avoid cutting up the hulls do! A few years ago a member of my club used a SawsAll to cut up a derelict
Sunfish hull. He said he would never?do that again. The fiberglass dust on his skin drove him nuts for days. Maybe a full Tyvek suit and really good respirator would work. Good luck.
?
Where are you locally?
?
Hi all,
I have three hulls of various ages. All of them are fiberglass.? One of them is sworn to be from 1959. The guy that gave it to me swears he sailed it on a lake in central Massachusetts in 1959 as he moved to Cape Cod in spring 1960. This is strange as I don’t
think they made fiberglass hulls till 1960. Could it be one of the early prototype gifts of the Alcort guys gave
<F4CC0435-516B-4EAE-A1F4-B7C3FF1DD14D.jpeg>
to friends?
The others are in decent shape but need attention.?
Unfortunately I will have to cut these up and take them to the dump unless I can give them away.?
Contact me for more detailed photos if you’re interested. Otherwise it’s off to Sunfish heaven for these poor souls.?
I am also considering selling a 1969 in as near mint condition as it could be. I don’t need it as I have recently purchased a 2002 that suits my age better. I don’t want to part
with it but it should be out on the water not in my back yard ?
Cheers,
Bob
(774)222-3888
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Re: Free hulls!!! Will deliver locally!!!
Cape Cod in Massachusetts? This question was answered in a previous reply.? Do you read English?
All these replies and such and STILL NO IDEA WHERE YOU ARE......
HELLO? HABLA INGLESE??
WHERE ARE THESE BOATS LOCATED??????
On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 07:05:12 AM EDT, Michael King < mrmike17@...> wrote:
Never cut up a hull.? I found my sunfish on its side against a shed.? It’s a 1977 and had been out in the weather for many, many years.? I put an new ?inspection cover in it, a new drain, dried it out, painted the deck, ?reinforced the
rudder mounting, put on some new hardware and have been sailing it regularly now for about 4 years.? It did come with a mast and spars which had also been outside.? Got it for the price of hauling it away.
?
Mr Mike
?
Sent from for Windows 10
?
?
On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 12:03:17 AM CDT, kenfunhog via <kenfunhog=[email protected]> wrote:
If you don’t find takers you might try your local Bot Scout camp.?
On Monday, April 19, 2021, 18:48, East Sandwich Bob <rwpelectrician@...> wrote:
You can have it with your pick of any of the hulls!
?
On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 5:05 PM Mark Kastel <kastel@...> wrote:
Please save the metal rub rail!
?
Mark A. Kastel
Kastel@...
608-625-2042
?
?
?
On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 4:06 PM Steve King <steve@...> wrote:
We sail on Lake Michigan. If you can avoid cutting up the hulls do! A few years ago a member of my club used a SawsAll to cut up a derelict
Sunfish hull. He said he would never?do that again. The fiberglass dust on his skin drove him nuts for days. Maybe a full Tyvek suit and really good respirator would work. Good luck.
?
Where are you locally?
?
Hi all,
I have three hulls of various ages. All of them are fiberglass.? One of them is sworn to be from 1959. The guy that gave it to me swears he sailed it on a lake in central Massachusetts in 1959 as he moved to Cape Cod in spring 1960. This is strange as I don’t
think they made fiberglass hulls till 1960. Could it be one of the early prototype gifts of the Alcort guys gave
<F4CC0435-516B-4EAE-A1F4-B7C3FF1DD14D.jpeg>
to friends?
The others are in decent shape but need attention.?
Unfortunately I will have to cut these up and take them to the dump unless I can give them away.?
Contact me for more detailed photos if you’re interested. Otherwise it’s off to Sunfish heaven for these poor souls.?
I am also considering selling a 1969 in as near mint condition as it could be. I don’t need it as I have recently purchased a 2002 that suits my age better. I don’t want to part
with it but it should be out on the water not in my back yard ?
Cheers,
Bob
(774)222-3888
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Re: Free hulls!!! Will deliver locally!!!
I’ve got four great boats (2002, 1999, 1988 & 1969) and two sailors (me and my wife).? I do not have the time or inclination to do the work necessary to add three more boats to my fleet.? That is why I am trying to find someone that does.?
On Wed, Apr 21, 2021 at 7:05 AM Michael King < mrmike17@...> wrote:
Never cut up a hull.? I found my sunfish on its side against a shed.? It’s a 1977 and had been out in the weather for many, many years.? I put an new ?inspection cover in it, a new drain, dried it out, painted the deck, ?reinforced the
rudder mounting, put on some new hardware and have been sailing it regularly now for about 4 years.? It did come with a mast and spars which had also been outside.? Got it for the price of hauling it away.
?
Mr Mike
?
Sent from for Windows 10
?
?
On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 12:03:17 AM CDT, kenfunhog via <kenfunhog=[email protected]> wrote:
If you don’t find takers you might try your local Bot Scout camp.?
On Monday, April 19, 2021, 18:48, East Sandwich Bob <rwpelectrician@...> wrote:
You can have it with your pick of any of the hulls!
?
On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 5:05 PM Mark Kastel <kastel@...> wrote:
Please save the metal rub rail!
?
Mark A. Kastel
Kastel@...
608-625-2042
?
?
?
On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 4:06 PM Steve King <steve@...> wrote:
We sail on Lake Michigan. If you can avoid cutting up the hulls do! A few years ago a member of my club used a SawsAll to cut up a derelict
Sunfish hull. He said he would never?do that again. The fiberglass dust on his skin drove him nuts for days. Maybe a full Tyvek suit and really good respirator would work. Good luck.
?
Where are you locally?
?
Hi all,
I have three hulls of various ages. All of them are fiberglass.? One of them is sworn to be from 1959. The guy that gave it to me swears he sailed it on a lake in central Massachusetts in 1959 as he moved to Cape Cod in spring 1960. This is strange as I don’t
think they made fiberglass hulls till 1960. Could it be one of the early prototype gifts of the Alcort guys gave
<F4CC0435-516B-4EAE-A1F4-B7C3FF1DD14D.jpeg>
to friends?
The others are in decent shape but need attention.?
Unfortunately I will have to cut these up and take them to the dump unless I can give them away.?
Contact me for more detailed photos if you’re interested. Otherwise it’s off to Sunfish heaven for these poor souls.?
I am also considering selling a 1969 in as near mint condition as it could be. I don’t need it as I have recently purchased a 2002 that suits my age better. I don’t want to part
with it but it should be out on the water not in my back yard ?
Cheers,
Bob
(774)222-3888
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Re: Free hulls!!! Will deliver locally!!!
On Wednesday, April 21, 2021 07:45:11 AM Thomas Payne wrote: All these replies and such and STILL NO IDEA WHERE YOU ARE......
HELLO? HABLA INGLESE?
WHERE ARE THESE BOATS LOCATED?????? I guess you didn't read this post: Re: [SunfishSailor] Free hulls!!! Will deliver locally!!! From: "East Sandwich Bob" <rwpelectrician@...> To: [email protected] Date: Mon Apr 19 16:10:03 2021 Oops. I suppose that would be good to know! I’m on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. ?Habla Usted Ingles?
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Bots should not be taught to sale -- they cause enough trouble as it is using
computers on the Internet. If we are not careful, they will take over the
world.
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On Wednesday, April 21, 2021 01:02:58 AM kenfunhog via groups.io wrote: If you don’t find takers you might try your local Bot Scout camp.
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calm down. they are on cape cod, Massachusetts...
On 04/21/2021 7:45 AM Thomas Payne <thomas3452@...> wrote:
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All these replies and such and STILL NO IDEA WHERE YOU ARE......
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HELLO? HABLA INGLESE??
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WHERE ARE THESE BOATS LOCATED??????
?
On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 07:05:12 AM EDT, Michael King <mrmike17@...> wrote:
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?
Never cut up a hull.? I found my sunfish on its side against a shed.? It’s a 1977 and had been out in the weather for many, many years.? I put an new ?inspection cover in it, a new drain, dried it out, painted the deck, ?reinforced the rudder mounting, put on some new hardware and have been sailing it regularly now for about 4 years.? It did come with a mast and spars which had also been outside.? Got it for the price of hauling it away.
?
Mr Mike
?
Sent from for Windows 10
?
?
On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 12:03:17 AM CDT, kenfunhog via groups.io <kenfunhog@...> wrote:
If you don’t find takers you might try your local Bot Scout camp.?
On Monday, April 19, 2021, 18:48, East Sandwich Bob <rwpelectrician@...> wrote:
You can have it with your pick of any of the hulls!
?
On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 5:05 PM Mark Kastel <kastel@...> wrote:
Please save the metal rub rail!
?
Mark A. Kastel
Kastel@...
608-625-2042
?
?
?
On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 4:06 PM Steve King <steve@...> wrote:
We sail on Lake Michigan. If you can avoid cutting up the hulls do! A few years ago a member of my club used a SawsAll to cut up a derelict Sunfish hull. He said he would never?do that again. The fiberglass dust on his skin drove him nuts for days. Maybe a full Tyvek suit and really good respirator would work. Good luck.
?
Where are you locally?
?
Hi all,
I have three hulls of various ages. All of them are fiberglass.? One of them is sworn to be from 1959. The guy that gave it to me swears he sailed it on a lake in central Massachusetts in 1959 as he moved to Cape Cod in spring 1960. This is strange as I don’t think they made fiberglass hulls till 1960. Could it be one of the early prototype gifts of the Alcort guys gave
<F4CC0435-516B-4EAE-A1F4-B7C3FF1DD14D.jpeg>
to friends?
The others are in decent shape but need attention.?
Unfortunately I will have to cut these up and take them to the dump unless I can give them away.?
Contact me for more detailed photos if you’re interested. Otherwise it’s off to Sunfish heaven for these poor souls.?
I am also considering selling a 1969 in as near mint condition as it could be. I don’t need it as I have recently purchased a 2002 that suits my age better. I don’t want to part with it but it should be out on the water not in my back yard ?
Cheers,
Bob
(774)222-3888
?
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Re: Free hulls!!! Will deliver locally!!!
All these replies and such and STILL NO IDEA WHERE YOU ARE......
HELLO? HABLA INGLESE??
WHERE ARE THESE BOATS LOCATED??????
On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 07:05:12 AM EDT, Michael King <mrmike17@...> wrote:
Never cut up a hull.? I found my sunfish on its side against a shed.? It’s a 1977 and had been out in the weather for many, many years.? I put an new ?inspection cover in it, a new drain, dried it out, painted the deck, ?reinforced the
rudder mounting, put on some new hardware and have been sailing it regularly now for about 4 years.? It did come with a mast and spars which had also been outside.? Got it for the price of hauling it away.
?
Mr Mike
?
Sent from for Windows 10
?
From: Bob Myers via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 5:40 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [SunfishSailor] Free hulls!!! Will deliver locally!!!
?
On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 12:03:17 AM CDT, kenfunhog via groups.io <kenfunhog@...> wrote:
If you don’t find takers you might try your local Bot Scout camp.?
On Monday, April 19, 2021, 18:48, East Sandwich Bob <rwpelectrician@...> wrote:
You can have it with your pick of any of the hulls!
?
On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 5:05 PM Mark Kastel <kastel@...> wrote:
Please save the metal rub rail!
?
Mark A. Kastel
Kastel@...
608-625-2042
?
?
?
On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 4:06 PM Steve King <steve@...> wrote:
We sail on Lake Michigan. If you can avoid cutting up the hulls do! A few years ago a member of my club used a SawsAll to cut up a derelict
Sunfish hull. He said he would never?do that again. The fiberglass dust on his skin drove him nuts for days. Maybe a full Tyvek suit and really good respirator would work. Good luck.
?
Where are you locally?
?
Hi all,
I have three hulls of various ages. All of them are fiberglass.? One of them is sworn to be from 1959. The guy that gave it to me swears he sailed it on a lake in central Massachusetts in 1959 as he moved to Cape Cod in spring 1960. This is strange as I don’t
think they made fiberglass hulls till 1960. Could it be one of the early prototype gifts of the Alcort guys gave
<F4CC0435-516B-4EAE-A1F4-B7C3FF1DD14D.jpeg>
to friends?
The others are in decent shape but need attention.?
Unfortunately I will have to cut these up and take them to the dump unless I can give them away.?
Contact me for more detailed photos if you’re interested. Otherwise it’s off to Sunfish heaven for these poor souls.?
I am also considering selling a 1969 in as near mint condition as it could be. I don’t need it as I have recently purchased a 2002 that suits my age better. I don’t want to part
with it but it should be out on the water not in my back yard ?
Cheers,
Bob
(774)222-3888
|
Re: Free hulls!!! Will deliver locally!!!
Never cut up a hull.? I found my sunfish on its side against a shed.? It’s a 1977 and had been out in the weather for many, many years.? I put an new ?inspection cover in it, a new drain, dried it out, painted the deck, ?reinforced the
rudder mounting, put on some new hardware and have been sailing it regularly now for about 4 years.? It did come with a mast and spars which had also been outside.? Got it for the price of hauling it away.
?
Mr Mike
?
Sent from for Windows 10
?
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From: Bob Myers via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 5:40 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [SunfishSailor] Free hulls!!! Will deliver locally!!!
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On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 12:03:17 AM CDT, kenfunhog via groups.io <kenfunhog@...> wrote:
If you don’t find takers you might try your local Bot Scout camp.?
On Monday, April 19, 2021, 18:48, East Sandwich Bob <rwpelectrician@...> wrote:
You can have it with your pick of any of the hulls!
?
On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 5:05 PM Mark Kastel <kastel@...> wrote:
Please save the metal rub rail!
?
Mark A. Kastel
Kastel@...
608-625-2042
?
?
?
On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 4:06 PM Steve King <steve@...> wrote:
We sail on Lake Michigan. If you can avoid cutting up the hulls do! A few years ago a member of my club used a SawsAll to cut up a derelict
Sunfish hull. He said he would never?do that again. The fiberglass dust on his skin drove him nuts for days. Maybe a full Tyvek suit and really good respirator would work. Good luck.
?
Where are you locally?
?
Hi all,
I have three hulls of various ages. All of them are fiberglass.? One of them is sworn to be from 1959. The guy that gave it to me swears he sailed it on a lake in central Massachusetts in 1959 as he moved to Cape Cod in spring 1960. This is strange as I don’t
think they made fiberglass hulls till 1960. Could it be one of the early prototype gifts of the Alcort guys gave
<F4CC0435-516B-4EAE-A1F4-B7C3FF1DD14D.jpeg>
to friends?
The others are in decent shape but need attention.?
Unfortunately I will have to cut these up and take them to the dump unless I can give them away.?
Contact me for more detailed photos if you’re interested. Otherwise it’s off to Sunfish heaven for these poor souls.?
I am also considering selling a 1969 in as near mint condition as it could be. I don’t need it as I have recently purchased a 2002 that suits my age better. I don’t want to part
with it but it should be out on the water not in my back yard ?
Cheers,
Bob
(774)222-3888
|
Re: Free hulls!!! Will deliver locally!!!
On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 12:03:17 AM CDT, kenfunhog via groups.io <kenfunhog@...> wrote:
If you don’t find takers you might try your local Bot Scout camp.?
On Monday, April 19, 2021, 18:48, East Sandwich Bob <rwpelectrician@...> wrote: You can have it with your pick of any of the hulls! On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 5:05 PM Mark Kastel < kastel@...> wrote: Please save the metal rub rail! ? Mark A. Kastel Kastel@... 608-625-2042 ? ? ? On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 4:06 PM Steve King <steve@...> wrote: We sail on Lake Michigan. If you can avoid cutting up the hulls do! A few years ago a member of my club used a SawsAll to cut up a derelict Sunfish hull. He said he would never?do that again. The fiberglass dust on his skin drove him nuts for days. Maybe a full Tyvek suit and really good respirator would work. Good luck. ? Where are you locally? ? Hi all,
I have three hulls of various ages. All of them are fiberglass.? One of them is sworn to be from 1959. The guy that gave it to me swears he sailed it on a lake in central Massachusetts in 1959 as he moved to Cape Cod in spring 1960. This is strange as I don’t think they made fiberglass hulls till 1960. Could it be one of the early prototype gifts of the Alcort guys gave <F4CC0435-516B-4EAE-A1F4-B7C3FF1DD14D.jpeg> to friends?
The others are in decent shape but need attention.? Unfortunately I will have to cut these up and take them to the dump unless I can give them away.? Contact me for more detailed photos if you’re interested. Otherwise it’s off to Sunfish heaven for these poor souls.? I am also considering selling a 1969 in as near mint condition as it could be. I don’t need it as I have recently purchased a 2002 that suits my age better. I don’t want to part with it but it should be out on the water not in my back yard ? Cheers,
Bob
(774)222-3888
|
Re: Free hulls!!! Will deliver locally!!!
If you don’t find takers you might try your local Bot Scout camp.?
On Monday, April 19, 2021, 18:48, East Sandwich Bob <rwpelectrician@...> wrote: You can have it with your pick of any of the hulls! On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 5:05 PM Mark Kastel < kastel@...> wrote: Please save the metal rub rail! ? Mark A. Kastel Kastel@... 608-625-2042 ? ? ? On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 4:06 PM Steve King <steve@...> wrote: We sail on Lake Michigan. If you can avoid cutting up the hulls do! A few years ago a member of my club used a SawsAll to cut up a derelict Sunfish hull. He said he would never?do that again. The fiberglass dust on his skin drove him nuts for days. Maybe a full Tyvek suit and really good respirator would work. Good luck. ? Where are you locally? ? Hi all,
I have three hulls of various ages. All of them are fiberglass.? One of them is sworn to be from 1959. The guy that gave it to me swears he sailed it on a lake in central Massachusetts in 1959 as he moved to Cape Cod in spring 1960. This is strange as I don’t think they made fiberglass hulls till 1960. Could it be one of the early prototype gifts of the Alcort guys gave <F4CC0435-516B-4EAE-A1F4-B7C3FF1DD14D.jpeg> to friends?
The others are in decent shape but need attention.? Unfortunately I will have to cut these up and take them to the dump unless I can give them away.? Contact me for more detailed photos if you’re interested. Otherwise it’s off to Sunfish heaven for these poor souls.? I am also considering selling a 1969 in as near mint condition as it could be. I don’t need it as I have recently purchased a 2002 that suits my age better. I don’t want to part with it but it should be out on the water not in my back yard ? Cheers,
Bob
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Re: How do I replace aluminum trim on a Sunfish?
Thank you Tom.? I don't even need it, but that's the kind of answer I like to read.
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