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I just spoke to the owner and the Sunfish has wooden spars and the combo aluminium/wood mast combo. It also has a rounder combing as opposed to the "v" combing on the later models. Rope binding on the sail to spars connection? Please help me date this boat. Thanks

I spoke to the seller and the hull has no serial number badge that he is aware of and the sail is a heavier grade of Nylon then the original, so I am assuming that the latter has happened. The first owner either ripped a sail or upgraded to race perhaps and the mast was swapped out at that point...

The seller has indicated that the boat dates to the late 50's, if it was 60's he thought it would have to be the early 60's. My though is that it is an original kit Sunfish. Not sure if the kits were sold with a combination wood alumium mast or not but I will know more when I see the boat. Any...

I have an opportunity to purchase and restore an older Sunfish. The seller says that the mast is a combination of wood and aluminum. Is this an older version, or a quick fix to an old problem??