Recent content by drylander

Greetings Petrel, Thanks so much for the information, and the cool photos. Mine I believe is the early German one, in deep pastel blue. I am missing the seat (easy enough to make) and some various hardware, to be determined. I think my sails are okay though. Some parts are non original, like...

Thanks, glenmore does indeed make a boat off the same mold today, called the "echo" Mark

Hi, Someone just gave me a 12' sloop rigged Kolibri sailing dingy that needs some repair and probably a few parts. I haven't found much info on the web yet, but I guess it was made in the 70's in Germany. It may be similar to a US made boat called an "echo" but haven't found anything useful...

Actually most of those rules are also right of way rules that every sailor in every situation needs to know and follow. New sailors (and some of the old ones:-) should familiarize themselves with right of way as soon as the first time they grab a main sheet. Try, "start sailing right" by the...

Thanks for the info, Dan. My 70's fish has a jam cleat for the mainsheet and I just assumed it was a standard item. I am fixing up this new board for a friend who wants a boat but has no money and have scavenged all the other parts i need from stuff thrown out from an old girl scout camp. There...

First let me apologize for asking a question that is undoubtably answered in the archives, but my browser will not allow me to use the search engine on this site , probably because the results appear as "pop-ups" I just aquired a board that must be a fairly old one, no serial # or manufacturers...

Hi michelle, Two sources that have helped me are the very simple and basic guide called "start sailing right" put out by the american red cross and the us yact racing union, which has a wealth of the kind of information you need, and the rigging guide available from vangaurd as a pdf. Good luck...

could someone please post a link to an inexpensive source for 6" inspection ports? I was not successful in my search for one (probably using wrong words) thanks, Mark

Here is a shot half way through cleaning the bottom of a sunfish I just was given. It sat under a small pine tree for over twenty years. I used a mixture of detergent and tri sodium phosphate with a little bleach for kick. Seemed to do the trick.... There are quite a few scratches left in the...