Recent content by NDman06

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    Hull restoration

    Thanks. I still have to sand out a few resin globs on the bottom. I'll let you know how it turns out. PLease keep any suggestions coming though :-)
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    Hull restoration

    Hey everyone, stop me if this has been posted before... I got my fish for free over the summer. After a little polishing and replacing some lines, she sails beautifully. She's at my best guess from the 70s, no aft storage compartment, with a shadow daggerboard (i know....get rid of it)...
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    boat weight

    Great! Thanks! I haven't weighed my boat yet but my guess is that it's waterlogged because it feels pretty heavy. It cracked the roof rack on my ford explorer. Luckily i have a trailer for it now.
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    boat weight

    This might be a stupid question but, What's the easiest way to weight a boat? just grab and old scale and balance it?
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    Winter Maitenence and improvement

    havent tried sailing in the winter. I dont think i have the wardrobe yet. I don't race. I just enjoy the sailing. I'm going to restore the hull of my boat over the winter. the previous owner painted the bottom with blue paint to match the hull. I'm going to sand it down and paint it with...
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    Winter Maitenence and improvement

    What do you do to you fish during the winter? Install new features? Repaint? New sail?
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    Media A sad ending

    OOOoooohhhh Say it ain't so! That was horrific! :eek: But, sometimes...i wish i could take out my agression on my hellish project....i mean fish:D
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    Quick question..hiking strap

    I have the same...a '68-'71 (best guess), without the Cubby. I'm going to install the hiking strap during the winter when I can bear to have my Fish dry for a while.
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    Quick question..hiking strap

    Thanks everyone....i ended up sticking my toes under the cockpit lip but....after the amazing day of sailing I had....i'm going to install the hiking strap :-)
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    Quick question..hiking strap

    I havent installed a hiking strap yet on my boat due to time restraints. Are there any ideas for a jerryrigged hiking strap setup? I'm going out in the fish today and i wold lve to hike out. -Dean
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    Rudder broke, woops - And RUBRAILS

    I just had the same problem with my rudder. I gave it a coat of fiberglass and a 2nd coat of resin and now it works fine! Just make sure you on't cover where the aluminum plates go. They won't fit if you do -Dean
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    Hi everyone!

    That sounds like good advice until I can install the strap! Yay! I can Hike now! :D I did join the yahoo group, but everytime I click on a file it redirects back to the original page and Safari (my web browser...i have a mac :) ) gives me an error message
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    Hi everyone!

    Thanks Supercub, I've been trying the yahoo site but, the files don't seem to be working. I keep getting a redirect error. Maybe it's just my computer. Thanks for the tips! -Dean
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    Hi everyone!

    Hi everyone- My name is Dean, i'm out of West Haven, CT. I just got a AMF Alcort Sunfish from a friend of a friend for free. :) As you well know, nothing is absolutely free. The boat needs very little work. There's a cracked rudder and just some general maitenence that needs to be done...

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