Recent content by edboat

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    News Sunfish World Championship

    I have been to the website and can't find results from the first day. Is there another link I am missing?
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    Its time for a new life jacket!

    If for some reason you get stopped by the Coast Guard or possible other law enforcement officers and your floation devise isn't CG approved you will get a ticket for not having an approved life jacket aboard. Chambers, can you quote the Florida law that requires you to wear a life jacket ?
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    Problems with the Trailex SUT-200-S

    One of the best thinks you can do if you are doing any trailing is to have your tires balanced. Most people don't do this and it really makes a difference. Most of the wheels and tires are not truely round and will cause the trailer to bounce down the road.
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    Daggerboard refurb.

    I don't know about the retention clip but I can tell you that it will probably take at least 5 coats of varnish to get a really smooth finish,
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    Main sheet block

    I think the 3" Harken ratchet blocks works great. I have a smaller ratchet on one of my fish and it doesn't work as well. I have heard that one of the new Ronstan ratchet blocks works very well also.
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    News International Masters Day 1 Results

    Any results from day 2 ?
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    News James Liebl World Champion!

    For those of you who don't know James he is a member of Sunfish Fleet 669 in Melbourne, Fl.. James is one of those people who is ALWAYS trying to help other people in their Sunfish. He give great seminars on Fish sailing and coaches people around the course. He is a blast to be around as well...
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    Was this a good deal?

    That doesn't sound like a bad deal. As long as you have all of the parts sounds fair to me.
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    Hull decal?

    See your local Sunfish dealer. If you don't have a local dealer contact APS this forum sponser for help.
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    News Jeff Linton - US SAILING's 2007 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year

    Congrats to Jeff Linton. It is a well deserved award even if they didn't mention Sunfish titles.
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    Sails

    Try APS, they sponsor this forum. They are also good.
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    Need ideas for races and awards

    You can do some point to point races or multible marks or do a poker run type race and have each boat pick up a card at given points to make up a poker hand. You can also do LeMans starts from the beach. Make them sail the boat backwards for a short distance in the race and so on. Prizes can be...
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    What age is this sunfish?

    Everything is relative. We can't tell much from the photos. What does the boat weight? Are there cracks in the boat. What do the rudder and board look like? How about the spars and sail?
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    Need Recommendation for Dolly

    If you are at all handy with tools you can build a dolly. I built one out of aluminum tubing that works well. I have also seen them made from PVC pipe. You can also use wood.
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    Heavy pre 71.. what do I do?

    James, search through this forum and you will find the answer. You will have to put in inspection ports and go from there. How to is covered in past posts here.

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