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I suspect that the sail is not the original as it was manufacturered by Dolphin Sails of Harwich here in the UK. Dolphin were founded in 1964 but I am not aware that they were ever an official supplier of Sunfish Sails. Sadly there is no date marked on the sail itself so the only clue to the...

Thanks for your response. Good to know that there are old parts still out there but for the time being I need nothing. The boat came complete and in generally good condition. The hull has been painted (guide nicely) at some time but the deck is still the original gel coat. The only thing I have...

Thanks for clarifying the dates between which Ten Cate produced Sunfish. As my boat was almost certainly produced in the early part of the 1960s that would rule out Ten Cate as the manufacturer. So what I have here is a boat manufactured in the early 60s bearing a decal relating to the period 79...

I have recently acquired a grp Sunfish in England. It has all the original bronze fittings and the old style rudder, centreplate, mast fittings and the short cockpit with no storage compartment. Therefore, based on what I have learned from the internet it appears to have been manufactured in the...