I capsized my Sunfish just two days ago. Luckily, I had cut up some pieces of pool noodle and attached them to the spars with zip ties. They did what they were supposed to do. My boat didn't turtle.
My mid-60s fish was missing the pin when I got it. I use a stainless 1/4 x 20 bolt and a couple of stainless nuts. Not ideal, but it works. I think that there are some here who can send you a new one.
I converted from the old wooden tiller extension to this 36" one from Intensity Sails:
http://www.intensitysails.com/in36tiexfor4.html
It was listed in the Daysailer section. I just sail recreationally, so the 36" one works fine for me.
I installed a mast cleat. I used #8 (or #10) stainless sheet metal screws. I also used Loc-Tite marine epoxy between the cleat and the mast. Works good so far.
Thanks for the kind words. The hard part of making the video was deciding what to cut out. I wanted it to be less than 10 minutes so I had to leave a lot out. As far as the music, I downloaded three songs from the Youtube Audio Library which has lots of royalty-free music. The three songs are...
Finally finished the video of last week's sail at Mission Bay in San Diego. You'll notice that I got stuck in irons right in the middle of a Laser race. They were able to get around me, though. I consider myself a neophyte. I was basically getting a better feel for how the boat handles and...
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