Recent content by usbritinusa

I was recently given a telescopic paddle from West Marine that looks pretty good - I haven't tried it yet. It looks small enough to put into the cubby or use velcro straps for inside the cockpit or even on the foredeck. USBrit

Pieter, Did you check out the link provided by Repete in response to your first thread? It provides a source for the Sunfish Bible at a good price. USBrit

Hello all, I have tried searching for line drawings of the sunfish complete with dimensions but failed. Has anyone seen drawings/plans like this? My boat is not at my home but I am contemplating building my own launching trailer as a fun project, a modified design of the Seitech and also...

Not sure where you live but they can be obtained online, for example: http://shop.torresen.com/ships_store/index.php?p=details&ident=151925&mfc=Sunfish&sku=79200&prod_name=Retaining+Ring+-+Package+of+5&sectionid=7041 You will also need Retaining Clip Pliers to put it on easily. Good...

There's also a lot of possible action shots on the Starboard Passage website, especially from the 2007 Pan-American Games, although some are a bit blurry.

Found this one of Eduardo, it might work...

I needed to buy an additional 'saddle" that was curved on the underside to match the shape of the tiller. That came with 2 stainless screws: http://www.ronstan.com.au/marine/product.asp?ProdNo=RF3136 You should be able to get this from any outlet that sells SF components. I sawed off about...

Thanks Wavedancer. I had originally done a search on block type / set-up as opposed to technique. I'll run a search.

Thanks again Offramp for your invaluable advice. I learnt sailing on sunfish with either nothing to feed the sheet through except the "hook" at the front of the cockpit or a simple block. When I asked what to do with the line when I wanted to sheet in, I was advised to sit on it or hold it under...

Thanks Offramp. I'm not opposed to simply replacing the block with a similar kind - I guess I need to appreciate how to use it properly. What was the advice from your long time racing sailor friend?

Newbie to sunfish and sailing: just learnt to sail and just bought a sound '87 sunfish. Replaced lines, bung and fixed up rudder and dagger-board. This sunfish has an old Harken ratchet block on a swivel plate with a compression spring but the ratchet does not work. I like the ratchet block idea...