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Minifish Daggerboard
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w2xyz
Hi All,
I've recently gotten into sailing with the purchase of a Minifish. I've found this group very beneficial in helping me learn about the Sunfish and similar boats. Not knowing much about rigging and setting-up my Minifish, I've relied on the Minifish Set-up file posted in the Sunfish Group files section. What is not clear to me is the direction the daggerboard is inserted in the slot in the deck. The instructions say that "It is important that the board be inserted with the straight edge facing aft." The picture that accompanies that statement shows the curved side being placed facing aft. To confuse me further, the page containing the specifications of the boat has a drawing showing the profile of the boat. On this drawing, the daggerboard is shown with the curved or rounded side towards the bow and the straight side that ends with a 90 degree corner is towards the stern. Can any fish owner help me by letting me know what is the correct way the daggerboard should be facing? Thanks, Frank |
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Wayne Carney
Hi Frank,
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Ooooo, you've busted the Sunfish marketing department. I interpret the straight edge as the one with the 90 degrees at the bottom as shown in the drawing. Try it both ways. If the board vibrates at low speed and steering is squirrely it's in backwards. Wayne -----Original Message----- |
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Frank Wroblewski
Wayne,
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Your timing was perfect; I had a chance to try it this afternoon. You are right as you describe it, the 90 degree side is closest to the aft. Thanks for your answer. Frank Hi Frank, Ooooo, you've busted the Sunfish marketing department. I interpret the straight edge as the one with the 90 degrees at the bottom as shown in the drawing. Try it both ways. If the board vibrates at low speed and steering is squirrely it's in backwards. Wayne -----Original Message----- If you do not wish to belong to Sunfish_sailor, you may unsubscribe by sending an email to: sunfish_sailor-unsubscribe@... Please do not send unsubscribe requests directly to the group. USEFUL ADDRESSES Post message: sunfish_sailor@... Subscribe: sunfish_sailor-subscribe@... Unsubscribe: sunfish_sailor-unsubscribe@... URL to egroups page: Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT[NL] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: sunfish_sailor-unsubscribe@... * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. |
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