Recent content by stricd

Love the drawings. I have a 2x4 ladder system like what you propose to get my Sunfish up and down the bank to the pond. It is 16 feet in length and goes up at about a 30 degree angle from the ground. It requires a surprising amount of force either to push or to pull the boat up this arrangement...

At this point I've pretty much decided to go with something like an O'Day Daysailer for boat #2. That way everybody can be together when we go out, and it doesn't sound like they are to much of a pain to rig and get in and out of the water. Plus my dog - a big 75 lb. standard poodle - has...

I've been wanting to get a daysailer so that my wife and daughter and I can all go out together. (Cramming all 3 of us in the SF is a squeeze, and I wouldn't want to do it in anything but a light breeze). But this weekend I went motorboating with friends on a 16 mile long lake, beautiful day...

Blisters! Yikes - thanks for the warning. So, after reading this I ordered a pair of Breaker shorts with the "fender fanny" - worth it at this point. And yes, it was a good week!

I just got a Sunfish last week and have had a blast learning to sail it. However, my 49 year old butt is SORE from sitting on the hard surface. Actually brought a gardening knee pad with me on one trip, but lost it to the wind. Anybody else have this problem? It won't stop me from going again...