Somewhere over the winter I seem to have lost the rudder pin....guess that will teach me to chain it back on. Anyone know of a source for a replacement??
Rick,
Promises Kept
Northern MN
Last summer, when I discovered the 1969 Sunfish I'd learned to sail with, abandoned and left to die, I swore not to let that happen. After restoring her, I christened her "Promises Kept".
I learned what little I know about sailing on a Sunfish back in the early 70s at my in-laws summer place in northern MN. Had a great time. Back then we had a whole fleet of 'fish that were there at the same time and we'd have races and lots of good times. One of my favorite memories of those...
According to this article... http://kb.sunfishforum.com/images/history/timeline.pdf the glass Sunfish wasn't introduced until 1960, so yours is an early one indeed. I'm in the process of restoring this '69 that I learned to sail on in the early 70s. Hope your project goes as well as mine has...
My favorite dockside restaurant is The Snook Inn, Marco Island, FL. Great grouper fingers & huge pork tenderloins!
http://www.snookinn.com/
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Snook+Inn/@25.9734418,-81.7279051,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x1a1ad590c0874a43?sa=X&ei=Ck-UVZCpM4Tb-QHb0774Dg&ved=0CI8BEPwSMAo
If you're on Facebook, Small Boat Restoration posted a good video detailing the construction of the old style bailer.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Small-Boat-Restoration/129769927103126?fref=ts
I'm new to the forum and have enjoyed browsing through your saga. A few weeks ago we were at our family's cabin in northern MN when I noticed the old 1969 Sunfish I learned to sail in 40 years ago, lying under a cedar tree with her hull overgrown with moss and lichens. I made the promise to...
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