Recent content by Carib_Jim

I regularly sail a Sunfish in the ocean off the coast of the Caribbean island of Bonaire. However the water is very calm there and we sail between a one mile wide island and the Bonaire shore. If I were you I would look into a West Wight Potter. Not as exciting as a sunfish but it is a small...

To Mike 4947, You were absolutely correct. The problem was not with my browser, but with my outdated Adobe reader program. I was using Adobe 5 which came with my computer and the current version is Adobe 8. After downloading the new version, I had no problem bringing up the "how to rig the...

As suggested by somebody, the West System is excellent and is a very good recommendation. However, it is amazing what can be done with MarineTex. I had a Flying Dutchman with a wooden centerboard that had the trailing edge beat up -- three to four inche sections broken out. I put it on some...

Thanks for your help, but the direct link gives me the exact same problem. However, the fact that you can bring up the file and read it means that there is something wrong with the settings on my computer's browser -- I guess. I don't know much about browser settings, so I will try to get on...

I'm not an expert on this subject, since I've never used a Jen's rig. However I am in the process of putting that on my boat and I know the answer is, yes, you do use the outhaul and the cunningham as usual.

Thank you Boathead for your advice. I'm rather sure that the article on Sunfish outhauls and cunninghams on the Starboard Passage site is just what I'm looking for. There are five articles on that site and I can download and read four of them. Unfortunately, the fifth one (of course, on...

I am trying to set up an adjustable outhaul and Cunningham on my Sunfish. We have about 12 Sunfish in our sailing club, but none have this type of setup, so I don’t have an easy reference. I’ve been reading Scott Kyle’s “Sunfish Tuning Guide for Racers”, but the written description is beyond...

I think you would find mylar sails to be very durable on a Sunfish -- which would tend to make them cost effective. However, they would be almost impossible to alter shape with the cunningham and boom vang. Mylar has a "manufactured" shape to it that would be very difficult, if not impossible...

I recently purchased a colored sail from "thesailstore". It seems to be an excellent recreation sail. I don't believe they sell "official" race sails.

Get somebody to take you out on their catamaran. Sail the cat with only the mainsail (no jib). You will spend a lot of time sailing backwards and you can get really good at learning how to get out of irons -- or else you will wind up on the leeward shore at the end of the lake. Multihull...

I'm curious has to why you don't want to use blind pop-rivets. They are easy, quick, and they normally work very well.

Whoa – I didn’t mean to upset anybody, I was only pointing out what I had previously said, that there were false names involved in signing up for the site – nothing more, nothing less. Since I know more about it at this point, I would guess it’s a common practice with forum sites, etc...

Thanks for the info regarding the French Gendarmes. I sail on the West(offshore winds) side of Bonaire where, if something bad happens, the next land is Curacao and then Aruba and then Panama Canal and then FRANCE. So, I will be sure to remove my hose clamp before I land in France. A person...

P.S. In rereading my original post on this subject, I asked what is a "Listserve". I have never received an answer to that question and I still don't know what it is or what its purpose is. This is another word that needs defining in the FAQ section.

I agree with Scap114 that this Sunfish Forum is an excellent site for Sunfish related info. And I'm pleased that he had no problems registering and posting to the site. However, I did have problems and my arguement is that there are others who might have had problems and gave up. Scap114 also...