Recent content by pthayn

here are some photos from the inside, I didn't take many during the construction process. But you can get an idea. Sorry the inside of the boat is so dirty. The last owner dumped about 5 gallons of dirt and nuts from trees inside. I think this boat had been somewhat abused. I sailed it 2...

I guess I should update everyone to the progress of my little sunfish. Like previously mentioned, the mast step was rotten and mostly missing, when I bought the boat. I discussed using another material like aluminum tubing to use as a replacement. I didn't follow that idea and am very glad...

Its been a while since I posted, mostly because now the weather is improving and I have working on my boat. i have updates, and one more question. I used the mast as a male mold and now have a mast tube thats made of fiberglass. It is smaller in diameter than the original mast tube fragment...

Has anyone considered installing the cubitainers from a laser in the hull of the sunfish, instead of trying to pour in expanding foam for the foam blocks. Especially is you added some hull-to-deck support?

has anyone used the waterfall foam or aquascape foam like dow great stuff pond and stone? It seems like if it is designed to be submurged, then it should not absorp so much water. also, it is minimally expanding, so it seems like its density would be pretty high.

I have a couple of quick questions regarding the foam blocks. Are they there just to support the weight of the top of the boat? I would think that there is never much weight on the deck of a sunfish anterior to the mast tube, but there are three foam blocks. I ask this because I am refurbing...

Any idea on what the cost would be? Also, would these be suitable for long term outside storage?

Here is web site that is dedicated to just that, and they even use a harbor freight trailer. Also of note is that harbor Freight sells a boat trailer, but with 8" wheels for 320. I have heard that it does not require any mods to carry a sunfish...

The tape is fiberglass fabric, and pretty thick, about as thick as the west marine place had. I was wondering what you meant by flange? I agree about the masking tape. I'll be sure to mask it so that the tube doesn't fill, but I may leave the mast in while I apply the fabric and epoxy, or I...

I cut an inspection port this afternoon. It doesn't look so bad from the outside of the tube. I am sure that once I am done, the outside of the tube is going to be one ugly work of art. I purchased some epoxy 105 and some 205 hardener, along with 10 feet of 6" woven fiberglass tape. I think...

Here is a drawing of what I believe the foam blocks are like in this boat. Its a viking, so there are apparently some differences between it and a sunfish. I am starting to think that I should not put a access port behind the splash guard since there is only a a couple of inches between the...

Thanks for the pictures, they look great. What is the difference between a rachet block and just a regular swivel block, would I use either?

Hey this is pthayn again, I recently posted on making a new mast tube. I now have another question. I am looking at several diagrams of sunfish and comparing them to my viking wanna-be sunfish. There is no eye strap or swivel block on the deck in front of the foot well on my boat, and there...

Here are some better photos of the mast tube. There is also a metal ring that is missing that should be screwed to the mast tube opening, as the manual (not missing) states it to takes strain off the top. One thing that I have noticed while looking at other photos of mast tube repairs is that...

Thanks you guys for your advise. I can already tell you've helped me avoid several mistakes. I will have to read up a little about epoxy, before I try anything. I am open to trying a fiberglass repair, but am not sure how much I would be able to do if there are parts of the original tube...