Minifish
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While I was going through the 2715 photos in the Yahoo Sunfish_Sailor Files and moving them to the new Group on io (/groups) I came across a disproportionate number of Minifish photos. They have a dedicated following. They are lighter than the Sunfish at 75 pounds, they are 2 feet shorter and fly 65 square feet of sail. The fit is snug in the cockpit, we found our knees up in our chest but the boat handles well in brisk winds, maybe because the smaller rig is like tucking in a reef. Nice boat for smaller Skippers, but she'll carry up to 300 pounds of crew weight. Here's one tha popped up on ebay Indiana to day. As long as she is not heavy from water in the foam, $550 is a great deal:
Here's pics of the Minifish that we owned for a bit, Smoky and Bandit. I made a road trip from Pensacola up to Knoxville to pick one up, came home with two. We sold them to folks whoa wanted a boat that was lighter to cartop and took up less space. -- Cheers Clark and Skipper Our blog Our book? |
开云体育The minifih reminded of a mini ?boat dolly I made last week to ferry my three sailboats around in the yard and move them to the eaters edge.? I used hand truck wheels since this won’t go in the water and I don’t have to contend with sand.? Took about an afternoon to build.? Works great.? Easy on and off with my boats. Mr Mike ? Sent from for Windows 10 ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Signal Charlie <lewis.kent@...>
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2019 8:03:44 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [SunfishSailor] Minifish ?
While I was going through the 2715 photos in the Yahoo Sunfish_Sailor Files and moving them to the new Group on io (/groups) I came across a disproportionate number of Minifish photos.
They have a dedicated following. They are lighter than the Sunfish at 75 pounds, they are 2 feet shorter and fly 65 square feet of sail. The fit is snug in the cockpit, we found our knees up in our chest but the boat handles well in brisk winds, maybe because
the smaller rig is like tucking in a reef. Nice boat for smaller Skippers, but she'll carry up to 300 pounds of crew weight. Here's one tha popped up on ebay Indiana to day. As long as she is not heavy from water in the foam, $550 is a great deal:
Here's pics of the Minifish that we owned for a bit, Smoky and Bandit. I made a road trip from Pensacola up to Knoxville to pick one up, came home with two. We sold them to folks whoa wanted a boat that was lighter to cartop and took up less space. -- Cheers Clark and Skipper Our blog Our book? |
开云体育I seem to get knocked down on my minifish. Is it rigged too high? Too flat? ? Joan ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Signal Charlie
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2019 5:04 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [SunfishSailor] Minifish ? While I was going through the 2715 photos in the Yahoo Sunfish_Sailor Files and moving them to the new Group on io ()
I came across a disproportionate number of Minifish photos. They have a dedicated following. They are lighter than the Sunfish at 75 pounds, they are 2 feet shorter and fly 65 square feet of sail. The fit is snug in the cockpit, we found our knees up in our
chest but the boat handles well in brisk winds, maybe because the smaller rig is like tucking in a reef. Nice boat for smaller Skippers, but she'll carry up to 300 pounds of crew weight. Here's one tha popped up on ebay Indiana to day. As long as she is not
heavy from water in the foam, $550 is a great deal: |
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Hi Joan
Great looking boat. For the Minifish the rigging guide suggests that the halyard be positioned at approximately 6 1/2 feet up from the foot of the upper boom. Yours looks a just a tad bit high. If you lower it one sail ring, you may leave the gooseneck where it is or slide it aft a bit. Some photos show the boom parallel to the deck, others with the outhaul end kicked up a bit. Find the setting that you like. We like our booms with enough clearance that we can duck under easily, with the outhaul raised up just a tiny bit Also, the mast should be 9 feet, is there any chance that is a Sunfish mast that is 10 feet? Pictures of the Minifish are deceptive, the masts look tall, but I'd check it. Might look tall if the sail is up a bit high. I suppose your sheet runs free and it is not cleated, some folks sail without cleats and fairleads for a bit to have the best feel on the sheet. All the early boats had was a sheet hook. Cheers Clark and Skipper Our blog Our book? |
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Hey Minifish Fans!
Check out the Files section, on my Chrome browser the drop down menus are on the left sidebar. Click on Files and look for Minifish. Inside that folder are several resources, one is Rigging Instructions. /g/SunfishSailor/files/MINIFISH Lots of interesting information in there. One cool tidbit is the mentioned is the use of 1/8th inch line to lash the sail to the booms, that is the Old School way before plastic sail rings came onto the scene. If you decide to do it, you'll need about 50 feet of 1/8th inch line. We get precut packs made by New England Ropes, sold at West Marine, usually in a little basket back by their rope wall. Let's see your Minifish photos! ?? -- Cheers Clark and Skipper Our blog Our book? |
Signal Charlie
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