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Windflite 14
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I have a Windflite 14 and yes it is almost a Sunfish. Some of the drawbacks are Sunfish racing clubs won't let you join/race. There is no aft storage compartment and it would be difficult to add hiking straps. Other than these things the boat is a blast. I am not sure about $1,000.00 unless there are no bumps/scrapes and the trailer is in perfect condittion. There are always great buys on e-bay. I keep seeing Sunfish for less than $1,000.00. There are also newer boats available as well
Anyway...my two cents. Robert Curley <jimbobcurley@...> wrote: --- icekayaker <coldkayaker@...> wrote: HiHi: I'm in Central NY. Someone in my neighborhood has an AMF Windflight14 for sail. It looks almost exactly like a Sunfish and judging by the hardware on it is the same vintage as my Sunfish (1972). The price is $1000.00 for boat and trailor. I could find no information about a Windflight online except that there is someone else in the country that has one for sale for $750.00. No one I talked to has ever heard of this boat. I could get the telephone number of the seller if you're interested. Bob Curley __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT 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: Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software |
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Wayne Carney
Ted,
Some of the drawbacks are Sunfish racingI can understand a "one design" race being closed to non-one design boats. That's what one design is all about. Just like you can't run a non-NASCAR racer at a NASCAR event. However, I would think that there would be some open class races that you could participate in. I own a Holder 14 and there isn't even a class for that boat so _any_ competition I enter has to be open enough to accept the recognized handicapping system to allow me to compete. I am not sure about $1,000.00 unless there areI agree, that sounds a bit high unless it's in mint condition. My 79 Sunfish cost me $500 with trailer and it was in "very very good" condition. Wayne -----Original Message----- |
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Shorty
Here in Galveston TX, there is a sunfish club that races every Sunday from
noon till 4pm, and they permit anyone with any type of board boat to join -- and all the slow skippers go first. Shorty thereSome of the drawbacks are Sunfish racingI can understand a "one design" race being closed to non-one design boats. isn't even a class for that boat so _any_ competition I enter has to beopen enough to accept the recognized handicapping system to allow me tocompete. |
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Wayne Carney
Shorty,
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That is probably the typical behavior for sailing clubs nation wide. Closed races are usually "one design" events, but unless a club is strictly a one design club they usually hold many more open events every year. [Ted] Maybe check and see if there is more than one sailing club in your vicinity. Wayne -----Original Message----- |
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Wayne Carney
Ted,
I have a Windflite 14..... There is no aft storageI don't know the Windflite design, but on the Sunfish, IMHO, the storage compartment makes it more difficult to add hiking straps. With the older model Fish it was easy to install an inspection port in front of and behind the cockpit. With that addition you could reach in and place backing blocks at the lower edges of the cockpit to anchor the straps into. I wonder if this approach might work on your boat? If you have some digital photos would you post them? I'd love to see this boat. Wayne -----Original Message----- |
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I have been to the Windline site and others to figure out how to put inspection ports on the boat. I may do it someday. I just loathe the idea of cutting holes in the hull.
I'll try to post some pictures today. Wayne Carney <wcarney@...> wrote:Ted, I have a Windflite 14..... There is no aft storageI don't know the Windflite design, but on the Sunfish, IMHO, the storage compartment makes it more difficult to add hiking straps. With the older model Fish it was easy to install an inspection port in front of and behind the cockpit. With that addition you could reach in and place backing blocks at the lower edges of the cockpit to anchor the straps into. I wonder if this approach might work on your boat? If you have some digital photos would you post them? I'd love to see this boat. Wayne -----Original Message----- Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT 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: Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software |
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Gail M. Turluck
Say, as a woman who has installed inspection ports in about 10 Sunfish, be
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assured, it's EZ! About an hour, tops, start to finish. Just need a drill (for pilot hole), jig saw with very fine tooth blade, the port, silicone caulk, rivets & rivet gun (or stainless fasteners), and you're there! I've installed hiking straps on both types of Sunfish cockpits. The lip on the storage compartment is so strong that it's not a big deal to mount eye straps on each side of the drain opening, through bolting them (and siliconing it all for good measure). It's better than having to do 2 inspection ports and reaching down and way forward to mount a single eye, IMHO. The whole job, front and back hiking strap mounting with backing plates or blocks, 2 inspection ports, etc., should be 3-4 hours and will enhance your sailing comfort and enjoyment for as long as you have the boat! Sincerely, Gail ~~~/)~~~~/)~~~/)~~~~~/)~~~~~~/)~~ Gail M. Turluck Sunfish 24186 ~~~/)~~~~/)~~~/)~~~~~/)~~~~~~/)~~ -----Original Message-----
From: ted schleappi [mailto:tedyvw1@...] Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:03 AM To: sunfish_sailor@... Subject: RE: [sunfish_sailor] Re: Windflite 14 I have been to the Windline site and others to figure out how to put inspection ports on the boat. I may do it someday. I just loathe the idea of cutting holes in the hull. I'll try to post some pictures today. Wayne Carney <wcarney@...> wrote:Ted, I have a Windflite 14..... There is no aft storageI don't know the Windflite design, but on the Sunfish, IMHO, the storage compartment makes it more difficult to add hiking straps. With the older model Fish it was easy to install an inspection port in front of and behind the cockpit. With that addition you could reach in and place backing blocks at the lower edges of the cockpit to anchor the straps into. I wonder if this approach might work on your boat? If you have some digital photos would you post them? I'd love to see this boat. Wayne -----Original Message----- Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT 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: Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT 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: Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. |
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Thanks for the encouragement everyone !!!
I just posted the photos in an album titled Windflite 14 Wayne Carney <wcarney@...> wrote: Ted, I have a Windflite 14..... There is no aft storageI don't know the Windflite design, but on the Sunfish, IMHO, the storage compartment makes it more difficult to add hiking straps. With the older model Fish it was easy to install an inspection port in front of and behind the cockpit. With that addition you could reach in and place backing blocks at the lower edges of the cockpit to anchor the straps into. I wonder if this approach might work on your boat? If you have some digital photos would you post them? I'd love to see this boat. Wayne -----Original Message----- Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT 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: Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software |
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